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โApr-11-2014 09:05 PM
W.E.BGood wrote:
HERE is a good source of information on the transport of firewood.
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โApr-11-2014 12:53 PM
bigtime_077 wrote:
Yes I agree. Whatever I put back there will be attached to a hitch that will be secured to the I-beam frame of the travel trailer, not the bumper.
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โApr-11-2014 12:49 PM
BurbMan wrote:
BigTime, I was at 14% tongue weight too, so I didn't think that a little added weight in the back would hurt. I mainly wanted a "trunk" to keep the generator out of the weather and a place for the blocks, cords, hoses, etc. I need to get re-weighed at some point and see how the weight re-distributed.
If you are going to haul the bikes on the back of the TT, make sure you have a sturdy structure attached to the frame and not just the bumper. It's not the weight of the bikes per se but the bouncing effect going down the road. If you ever sat in the last row of the school bus on a bumpy road you klnow what I'm talking about.
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โApr-11-2014 09:13 AM
BurbMan wrote:
Hi there, good points on firewood. I know IN doesn't allow firewood in from other states. But back on topic, assuming you wanted to add storage to the back of your TT.
Here's how I added storage to the back of my trailer.
Regarding the weight transfer, your math is a little off. The "moment" or the force exterted, is equal to the weight x the distance to the fulcrum. In your case the fulcrum is the axles. You say your axles are 2/3 of the way back on the trailer....so the distance from the axles forward to the tongue is twice the distance from the axles back to the bumper. That means that 300 lbs added to the back will reduce tongue weight by 150 lbs, NOT 100.