60/40 Rule Rocks
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:57 pm
The six teardrops I've made I followed the 60/40 rule where 60% of the frame/chassis is forward of the axle and 40% is behind the axle.
I've made small adjustments over the years to a sweet spot that I'm happy with.
On September 4th we were returning home from Camp Runamuck in Newport WA and we lost pressure in a tire and it literally fell apart with smoke and tire chunks flying everywhere.
I noticed it was happening immediately, the teardrop didn't sway or anything else, just followed the tow vehicle to the side of the road.
I think the two 12volt deep cell batteries behind the axle may have helped keep the teardrop grounded along with the bikes on the back.
It's was actually 5:45pm but with the thick smoke from the fires it was kinda dark outside.
The fender got a little dirty but cleaned up easily, nothing else was damaged with the exception of the tire.
It was so controlled we were amazed since we were traveling on I-90 at the posted speed limit of 70 mph.
It took AAA 2 hours to get a truck to bring a new HI-RUN (China) tire since I never got around to putting a spare on the teardrop.
Today I bought 2 new Goodyear Endurance St205/75R15 trailer tires (Made In USA) since I noticed the Carlisle tires I had on the TD were also Made In China.
About an hour before our blowout we saw a Casita trailer flipped on it's side and the pick up truck tow vehicle was facing towards the traffic, ouch!!!
The 60/40 rule rocks
Danny
I've made small adjustments over the years to a sweet spot that I'm happy with.
On September 4th we were returning home from Camp Runamuck in Newport WA and we lost pressure in a tire and it literally fell apart with smoke and tire chunks flying everywhere.
I noticed it was happening immediately, the teardrop didn't sway or anything else, just followed the tow vehicle to the side of the road.
I think the two 12volt deep cell batteries behind the axle may have helped keep the teardrop grounded along with the bikes on the back.
It's was actually 5:45pm but with the thick smoke from the fires it was kinda dark outside.
The fender got a little dirty but cleaned up easily, nothing else was damaged with the exception of the tire.
It was so controlled we were amazed since we were traveling on I-90 at the posted speed limit of 70 mph.
It took AAA 2 hours to get a truck to bring a new HI-RUN (China) tire since I never got around to putting a spare on the teardrop.
Today I bought 2 new Goodyear Endurance St205/75R15 trailer tires (Made In USA) since I noticed the Carlisle tires I had on the TD were also Made In China.
About an hour before our blowout we saw a Casita trailer flipped on it's side and the pick up truck tow vehicle was facing towards the traffic, ouch!!!
The 60/40 rule rocks
Danny