looking at V nose TT
Has anyone any info on the Vibe V nose another brand of v nose TT?Has your gas mileage improved? What is the pull like? Would appreciate any info. thnks
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I own a V-nose. I bought it because of the floor plan - the front kitchen was very nice, and I liked having the bed arranged so I could walk around it, and have a desk on the opposite wall.
On the subject of gas mileage, no one should imagine the Vnose is in any way a superior design for gas mileage because of aerodynamics. Most of the drag a trailer experiences comes from the rear of the trailer - there is where the v-shape should be. No one would buy such a trailer, because of the way it would look. Actually, I found out since owning it that a Vnose is one of the most unstable designs for sway. The vshape cuts the wind and sends it coursing down both sides of the trailer, causing it to be very sensitive to the bow waves from passing trucks. That's why I had to invest in a Hensley hitch for stability.
There's an article http://hensleymfg.com/trailer-sway-v-nose-trailers/ on V-nose trailers you might find interesting.
On the subject of gas mileage, no one should imagine the Vnose is in any way a superior design for gas mileage because of aerodynamics. Most of the drag a trailer experiences comes from the rear of the trailer - there is where the v-shape should be. No one would buy such a trailer, because of the way it would look. Actually, I found out since owning it that a Vnose is one of the most unstable designs for sway. The vshape cuts the wind and sends it coursing down both sides of the trailer, causing it to be very sensitive to the bow waves from passing trucks. That's why I had to invest in a Hensley hitch for stability.
There's an article http://hensleymfg.com/trailer-sway-v-nose-trailers/ on V-nose trailers you might find interesting.
