40_acre_mule
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Just out of curiosity....
Why aren't TT's designed with a set of wheels at the back and a set on a pivoting axle at the front?
Seems like the trailer could handle more weight, plus it would remove the tongue weight from the TV
Would I be correct in guessing that such a design tends to sway more?
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kknowlton
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You are correct. The less tongue weight, the more tendency to sway. Wheels set under the back of the camper would make it an absolute bear to back up with too, IMO.
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RRUGG
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If you've ever watched a farm tractor tow a 4 wheel trailer, you'd see the trailer is all over the place even at very low speeds like 5-10 mph.
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Hi,
I have seen farm wagons that never leave the property with this type of wheel configuration, being towed by a tractor. It is difficult to back them up more than a few feet, and getting them right next to the barn requires a lot of practice, as the steering wheels at the front of the wagon will turn the front of the wagon, but are terrible at turning the rear.
At Universal Studios, they use something like a motorhome to tow 3 trailers with a wagon layout. But they can not back up. These are the long tour buses, that do not leave the property.
At Zion National Park, the free buss service uses a trailer of similar configuration, they can only back up a limited amount - say a couple of feet. They also don't exceed 40 MPH.
Hitch weight adds to stability of the package. That is why a truck is usually recommended when towing a larger load.
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Jerry9n
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In kind of a related way this is being discussed on the HTT board. Apparently you can do this with a fiver.
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Jerry9n wrote:In kind of a related way this is being discussed on the HTT board. Apparently you can do this with a fiver.
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I have seen a trailer delivery company tow a fiver with one of these attached to a travel trailer tandem towing
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Jerry9n wrote:In kind of a related way this is being discussed on the HTT board. Apparently you can do this with a fiver.
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I have seen a dolly used to pull a ball trailer before to…
if you positioned the wheels at the corners you would need a much heaver frame…
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Ever see a string of cotton trailers go down the road?
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Jerry9n
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Nope, been a while since we grew cotton in Michigan  . You do see some triple semi's in Ohio that use dollies like this with no problem, though.
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Before the coming of the wdhitch, people used dollies to tow trailers. The wheels were small like on boat trailers and were about 3 feet apart. Could not back up with them. Both my parents and grandparents had one. Then a little later, a dolly was built with the two wheels only a few inches apart and were on a swivel so those could be backed up ok. Never saw many because the wdhitches were starting to be used. Gotta be "of a certain age" to remember those things.
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