irk miller said:I'm thinking on tongue weight, it should be no less than 14psi and no more than 25psi.
ill stick my mangled finger in there and slowly up the tongue weight, when blood squirts out again, ill call it good.
irk miller said:I'm thinking on tongue weight, it should be no less than 14psi and no more than 25psi.
Tongue weight should be 10-15% of the overall weight no matter what you’re hauling. The easiest way to achieve this is to reposition the load over the axle (eg- moving the chock), rather than repositioning the axle under the load. (but then most trailers don’t have the option of moving the axle/s)Hurco550 said:So since there has been a bit of conflicting advice here on tongue weight and what's the proper amount (and I appreciate all the advice none the less)
jpmobius said:I'd like to recommend a short horizontal piece of angle and a vertical one also for the front tire to fit in to. They don't have to be very long to accommodate any size wheel and are much more secure than a channel which is very width dependent. Strapping the front wheel down diagonally between the two makes an ultra secure backup that will hold a bike very positively even if all four other standard tie downs fail. Will you be adding a horizontal cross beam for front tie downs?
I'm going to build a hinged aluminum ramp that will stay attached to the trailer. I made the trailer frame long enough that at a 90 degree angle it will still clear the bikes. At least the ones that I own. If I ever end up with a chopper I will be s o lirk miller said:Where will the ramp go when in transit?
We don't half a$$ anything, we whole a$$ it. Lolirk miller said:Half-assed welds aside, that's a pretty cool design. Man, who the hell teaches those kids to weld like that?
jpmobius said:You should create a similar "V" to capture the bottom of the tire. It is a good idea for the back as well, but optional in my opinion. On trailers with channels, I have seen the tire "walk" over to one side until constrained by the flange on really long trips. I realize your rig has a fairly confined space already and the wheel could only move so far, but being such a simple job it is cheap insurance. Plus, it has to be easier on the tire being clamped into the v with twice the bearing area, though I've never heard of that being an issue. Going to be a nice project!