halfdome, Danny wrote:[color=#4000FF...
It was so controlled we were amazed since we were traveling on I-90 at the posted speed limit of 70 mph.
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Today I bought 2 new Goodyear Endurance St205/75R15 trailer tires (Made In USA) since I noticed [b][i]the Carlisle tires I had on the TD were also Made In China....
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woodywrkng wrote:How old were the Carlisle tires? My 2 year old "USA Trail" tires made by Carlisle say Made in USA on them. Whew. That's impressive you kept it under control.
woodywrkng wrote:How old were the Carlisle tires? My 2 year old "USA Trail" tires made by Carlisle say Made in USA on them. Whew. That's impressive you kept it under control.
elcam84 wrote:... As for the 60/40 rule it is typically misunderstood and misused. The rule is 60% of the loaded trailer weight in front of the axle centerline. It is not length of trailer is is weight...
dancam wrote:With the 60/40 are you calculating just the box or deck area of the trailer or the tongue too?
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Do a quick Google search on trailer axle placement and even the first result shows the proper starting position.Aguyfromohio wrote:elcam84 wrote:... As for the 60/40 rule it is typically misunderstood and misused. The rule is 60% of the loaded trailer weight in front of the axle centerline. It is not length of trailer is is weight...
You might want to rethink that.
My understanding is different.
Aguyfromohio wrote:Thanks elcam84 and Camp4Life.
I asked for comment from the masters around here and you folks chimed in as requested, much appreciated.
I guess I was just lucky that 60/40 by length-excluding-hitch came out so close to the results of the more detailed calculations.
Thing is every trailer will be different because they are all loaded different.Aguyfromohio wrote:Thanks elcam84 and Camp4Life.
I asked for comment from the masters around here and you folks chimed in as requested, much appreciated.
I guess I was just lucky that 60/40 by length-excluding-hitch came out so close to the results of the more detailed calculations.
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