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Originally Posted by oldporkchops
Would it have cracked you up if it was "youngporkchops"?
Jokes aside, I personally found these two videos helpful in understanding load distribution and sway, and hope you'll glean a thing or two from them too. The video creator has many other excellent videos on sway.
https://youtu.be/JeEEC5eVNCk
https://youtu.be/nc0ndz92IWY |
Those videos are great for helping owners understand the effects and causes of sway. However, they have very little to do with the TrailManor because of it's basic design. You'll notice, in both videos, that the example trailer has a centrally located axle (as do most trailers). The axle on TrailManors are located well aft of the centerline which changes the dynamics tremendously. This axle being farther back increases the tongue weight of the trailer and because of the interior design of the trailer (in tow configuration) there is very little that can be done to overload the trailer behind the axle unless someone attaches an extension behind the rear bumper (like a bike rack or generator or other weight). In that case, the owner is removing tongue weight and increasing the possibility of sway.