I've never liked towing single axle trailers, they sway and bounce too much for my liking.
PA318 wrote:
I've never liked towing single axle trailers, they sway and bounce too much for my liking.
Right.
Someone also mentioned sway.
Couple things to first check that can really make a trailer sway and fish tail, Not enough weight on the tongue when loaded or unloaded.
AND If the caster and camber is not correct on the Axle (axles).
A single axle trailer can very easily get it's axle bent and fish tail, sway, bounce constantly.
You can check a trailer axle with a telescopic bar. The axle should be toed in by 1/8 to 1/4 inch at the front and about same at the top and bottom. If not toed in at the front they will not tow good.
You can review such on-line.
Those grated gates are quite popular and have to have less wind resistance than a solid gate. But I have often wondered what that difference actually is. There has to be quite a bit of air turbulence threw the mesh.
It's still enough to be annoying. I have a Karavan 4.5x8 with the mesh drop down ramp and I can still tell it's back there when empty, even more so when it's windy. I prefer to use drop in ramps, but the versatility of just dropping the gate is nice....until you load something that is 3" too long and you can't close the gate.
Those grated gates are quite popular and have to have less wind resistance than a solid gate. But I have often wondered what that difference actually is. There has to be quite a bit of air turbulence threw the mesh.
I had a solid gate one years ago theesh ones are allot better
But as compared to no gate?
I still like my tilt bed. One flat surface all the way to the trailer bed.
The UH trailers are heavily built, but you hardly notice them when driving. Wonder if they offer those for sale or auction? Likely they just rent them until they are junk or wrecked.
It bounces all over the place...I am.used to the big tralier lol this one will do the trick I guess
I've never liked towing single axle trailers, they sway and bounce too much for my liking.