That accident sway video ... question
OK that video that is making the rounds here. I'm sure most have watched it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyiMA3hfto&feature=youtu.be This is 3 or 4th time this video has been posted on t...
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Many years ago I learned a simple lesson when I put about 300lbs of parts in the back storage area of a 21' Airstream. At 45 mph it tried to take me to the scene of the accident. By manually putting on the trailer brakes (the only way you could back then) I was able to get it slowed down and then I moved 150lbs of the stuff to the front... no more problems.
His problem was much the same with all of the stuff in the rack on the back... two propane tanks and no telling how much more weight. His problems started from the air off of the front of the truck that started the swaying. If he had manually put on the trailer brakes soon enough which adds tongue weight he could have pull it back straight. How many of you can manually put on your trailer brakes without looking for the lever? Can you even reach it?
I haul all kinds of loads on various trailer and I've found that a little wiggle of the steering wheel at 45 MPH will give you an idea of how it's going to behave. If it does not want to stop swaying using the trailer brakes ONLY to get slowed down and then shifting the load further forward solves the problem... more tongue weight.
Many years ago I pulled a 250 gallon round fuel tank on a single axle trailer. By filling it 3/4 full of fuel and putting 100 psi of air in it, it would empty the tank without having to pump it out. The problem was the fuel could start moving in the tank and I learn to stop it from swaying by dancing with it. When the back of the trailer went left I'd steer to the left and when to the right, steer to the right until the fuel settled down.
His problem was much the same with all of the stuff in the rack on the back... two propane tanks and no telling how much more weight. His problems started from the air off of the front of the truck that started the swaying. If he had manually put on the trailer brakes soon enough which adds tongue weight he could have pull it back straight. How many of you can manually put on your trailer brakes without looking for the lever? Can you even reach it?
I haul all kinds of loads on various trailer and I've found that a little wiggle of the steering wheel at 45 MPH will give you an idea of how it's going to behave. If it does not want to stop swaying using the trailer brakes ONLY to get slowed down and then shifting the load further forward solves the problem... more tongue weight.
Many years ago I pulled a 250 gallon round fuel tank on a single axle trailer. By filling it 3/4 full of fuel and putting 100 psi of air in it, it would empty the tank without having to pump it out. The problem was the fuel could start moving in the tank and I learn to stop it from swaying by dancing with it. When the back of the trailer went left I'd steer to the left and when to the right, steer to the right until the fuel settled down.
