Pulling 30' TT
I am going to upgrade to a larger RV. I have been towing a 24' Rockwell Mini Lite with my GMC 1500 for the last 2 summers. I travel about 8 to 10,000 miles a summer, staying out about 5 months. It wa...
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Mickeyfan0805 wrote:Kyedog wrote:
Turtle
Not sure what you mean by cheats. Can you explain that to me?
I think he is referring to the manner in which longer trailers 'cut the corner' when turning. The shorter the trailer, the more apt it is that the trailer wheels follow the same path as the TV wheels. Longer trailers, on the other hand, have such a distance between the tongue and the wheels that the wheels will take a shortcut from where they are to where the TV is going - meaning you need to make sure you leave sufficient room for the inside of the turns while also leaving enough tail-swing room on the blind side of a sharp turn. These are the types of 'angle' issues that are exacerbated with a longer trailer. They are very manageable, but are the reasons you need to be a little more selective about where you take it.
This is exactly what I was talking about. Mickey did a great job of explaining it.
Another thing you want to be careful of is what I call swing radius. (Some call it tail swing). Here is a great video on tail swing or swing radius. Please watch this. Now we can't adjust our axels like big rigs can but it still shows how big of a problem you can get into if you're not careful with a longer trailer.
Just remember: The shorter the wheel base the more tail swing it will have; the longer the wheel base the more it will cheat in corners.
