Avoneer
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| posted on 7/4/07 at 07:19 PM |
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Trailer axle positioning???
How do you work out how far back the axle need to go?
It's (will be) a single axle braked number.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 7/4/07 at 07:25 PM |
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It needs to be about in the middle of the bed but positioned to give a slight weight on the towball (50 - 70 kg)
I worked out the right position for the car on the trailer using a noseweight gauge from a caravan shop
HTH
Cheers
Mark
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mark chandler
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| posted on 7/4/07 at 07:39 PM |
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When I built a trailer I made the frame then laid this over a bit of 2"x4" around the middle.
Parked the car where I wanted it and simply moved the bit of wood back until the nose weight felt good, marked the frame and this become the centre
line of the axle.
When I use my trailer I have a bit of chain that goes to the front of the car and just ratch the back down, always sits exactly where I want it
then.
Regards Mark
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Avoneer
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| posted on 7/4/07 at 08:23 PM |
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Ta,
I knew about the 60-70ks ish, but there are a few of us going to use it - some with CEC's and some with BEC's ???
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JoelP
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| posted on 7/4/07 at 08:34 PM |
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50s the target, i broke my jockeywheel last week cos the nose weight was too high - maybe 80-100kgs. De-threaded it. Id only guessed the axle point
though. Dont get a cheap jockey wheel, and aim for 40kgs bec nose weight and whatever the cecs end up at should be ok. With my nose weight i could
feel bad feedback at 65 even though it was a loaded sprinter pulling it.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 7/4/07 at 08:46 PM |
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So it looks like I'll have to build with the car on it - oh joy!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 7/4/07 at 08:56 PM |
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Longer the drawbar the less likely it is to snake.
Aim for 70 pounds nose weight
[Edited on 7/4/07 by britishtrident]
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Arthur
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| posted on 7/4/07 at 09:38 PM |
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http://www.trailerplans.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=27
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