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Posted by: upnort
About 60/40 meaning 60% in front of the axle & 40% behind it. If you get unbalanced toward the back you will be swaying something fierce. With a 16' and those machines you could probably put all in front of the axle which would pull ok but then you would be putting too much weight on your hitch.
Posted by: upnort
Ya & maybe go down & load one up for yourself.
Posted by: upnort
Straight in will give a bit less wind resistance & less futzing around moving them, but sideways they will not shift as much. If you tie them down real good should not have to worry bout straight in
Posted by: deanz400
I would put the small ones in front with the larger over the axel(s) is it a tandem axel .
the smaller ones should provide enough weight on the tounge ,to much weigth on the tounge will produce a sway in the rear of the vehical .
Posted by: vmutt
Bought a Carson, 16x6.5 trailer, but only have 3 quads. I have a honda 250, Polaris 90 and bombardier 50. Yep still dont have my own, but working on it.
Anyway, What would be the best way to load the trailer so that I dont get a bumpy ride. As I pulled it home (empty) it seemed to be a bumpy ride back there. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Posted by: vmutt
Should I load everything towards the front, or put the little ones in the rear?
Posted by: vmutt
Thanks, will do.
Posted by: vmutt
Dang it,
So I should probably load it up and take her for a spin. See how it handles right?
thanks,
Posted by: vmutt
HA HA HA yeah, been stuck on what to buy. That would even things out eh? lol
Im stuck between getting an 07 Honda 450, or the new Special edition Kawasaki. Or maybe just the 08 Honda 450.
Going down to Baja this weekend 6 hour trip so want to make sure I dont have to pull over that many times to re configure.
Thanks again
Posted by: vmutt
Stock 07 Suburban with the factory hitch.
Should i load them sideways or straight in. 250, 90 50 in that order?
Posted by: vmutt
Yeah, I pulled all three on a carson 5x10. A bitch to load(solo). Had to load them sideways, 250 had to be dropped in using a ramp against the trailer. Then had to prop it up using plastic blocks so that I dont squeeze the tires too much. Pulling that was no problem, couldnt even feel it back there. (that sounds wrong)
i will let you guys know how the trip went.
thanks
Posted by: vmutt
Thanks for the scare jlrsn. Jk,
Anyway, i loaded them straight in, 250, 90, 50. in that order. It felt pretty good. took it around town a bit then jumped on freeway for about 5 miles or so. went up to about 65 and it actually felt pretty smooth. The only time i would feel it wiggle would be on bumps. I figure that in the open road I should be fine going faster than 65. Bad thing is while backing the damm thing back into place I nicked the rear light and broke it off. $%@#%^& need I say more? Yep and we head out tomorrow night. Will not give me a chance to get it fixed. Figure red tape it and fix it when I get back.
Thanks for the help I will post when I get back on how it went.
Posted by: vmutt
you guys sure know how to scare a guy.
Thanks,
I dont mind re loading it once im on the road, for that reason I decided to take off in the am.
thanks
Posted by: gt350tsc
or you can get a truck like mine that just for pulling lol and is too big to drive around in some places lol
Posted by: ctateusa1
towards the front or over the axles as much as possible
Posted by: jlrsn
With over 50 years of trailer towing experience I still weigh the tongue of my loaded trailers using a $110.00 Sherline Trailer Tongue Weight Scale. If you have too much weight on your tongue and are not using a weight distribution hitch you'll find the front of your tow vehicle very light on the steering. If you have too little weight on the trailer tongue you could wind up with the tail wagging the dog or enough violent sway to completely lose control of your tow vehicle at highway speeds quicker than you can correct for it. You want approximately 10% to 15% of the trailer weight resting on the tongue. I use the above mentioned scale on a floor jack to lift the trailer tongue off the hitch ball to measure my weights. I've seen way too many trailers and tow vehicles totaled on the highways after complete loss of control.
I have five trailers from a 13,000 lb GW flat bed cargo trailer, a 11,000 lb GW Weekend Warrior Toy Hauler, a Wells Cargo fully enclosed Motorcycle Trailer, down to a single rail Motorcycle Trailer. Every month for the last year I've towed heavy machine equipment from Northern California to the Rocky Mountains of North Central New Mexico with my 13,000 lb GW flat bed cargo trailer, a round trip of 2,500 miles and I'll stop and move cargo if necessary to prevent sway.
The above mentioned scale, towing check lists, and horror stories can be seen at :
http://www.sherline.com/lm.htm
Note that you'll probably never get into trouble with a small trailer like a single rail Motorcycle Trailer or small U-Haul Trailer but when your trailer exceeds 20' and weighs as much or more than your tow vehicle you can get in trouble real fast.
Good luck,
Jim
Posted by: windtrader
The general rule is to have about 10-15% of the loaded trailer weight on the tongue. If the trailer is 400 and the quads are 900 for a total of 1300 lbs, you should have about 130-200 pounds of weight at the tongue. Which ones you put where should be primarily guided by getting the tongue weight into this range.
Posted by: windtrader
The only time i would feel it wiggle would be on bumps.
Be careful. You do not get problems on smooth and even roads. The problems occur exactly as you noticed: feeling the trailer on the bumps. As mentioned above, when you have too little weight on the tongue and the trailer starts jumping due to rough road, the trailer can "take control" and you can have a big problem.
That said with a full size Suburban pulling less than 1 total gross, you are unlikely to have any big problem no matter how you load the trailer (within reason). Have a good trip!
Posted by: dosceola
when its empty shes gonna sail around behind ya. wait till u hit R&R tracks at speed. anyway, I would load heavest to the front of trailer. put smallest in back of trailer, if biggest is in back shes gonna push u around on road. strap em down like u paid for em. dont wanna lose any.
Posted by: dosceola
Put heavys in front try to keep on or in front of axles. And what u pulling trailer with? if u can try and find rear sway bar or similar if it gets to loose for ya. just be careful dont wanna loose anything on road
Posted by: dosceola
Originally posted by: vmutt
Stock 07 Suburban with the factory hitch.
Should i load them sideways or straight in. 250, 90 50 in that order?
I would put big one straight and sideways the two lil ones. they bit easier to move around. I think wind resistance is your last concern. Have u pulled trailers alot before? Kinda a learning prosess but I'm sure u will be a pro and find the best way for ya soon enough. big suburban should be a snap to yank em around.
