Xavid wrote:
So, as Steve Martin said, Excuse Me !
Don't you mean...
Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeee!
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| Author: | Xavid [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
Paul I. wrote: My trailer does not have that. Must be leaf spring suspension, yes?? Yes, my trailer is a tandem trailer with leaf springs. |
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| Author: | Xavid [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
Dirt Doctor wrote: Thanks for your comments; here is where I am now. The tires are Goodyear radials from Wally World. The shackles are not flipped but the trailer had not been driven for about a month before the trip but it was driven about 50 miles with the boat on it on Saturday afternoon and then I drove it without the boat on Sunday morning. I may put the boat in the water this winter (under a cover) so I will have another opportunity to tow the trailer without the boat and I wil let you know what happens. I am considering having the wheeel balanced and see if that helps. Will post a follow up note if I have the wheels balanced. I am curious. Please keep us informed. I've never had the tires balanced and the trailer rides smoothly at high speeds ( except when shackles flipped). Could you have a warped/bent wheel? My car has a bent alloy wheel that makes it shimmy at 51 mph or so. I'm too cheap to replace it. |
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| Author: | cabwizard [ Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
Now c'mon, if you are too cheap too look after your tow vehicle/car then you should'nt bought a boat |
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| Author: | Xavid [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
cabwizard wrote: Now c'mon, if you are too cheap too look after your tow vehicle/car then you should'nt bought a boat I think you misunderstood. I was referring to my old Volvo sedan and it's shimmy at highway speeds. It is mild and I don't drive it often other than to office and back which is short and no highway. I think I take very good care of my boat and trailer and tow vehicle. Also, I try to do that as inexpensively as possible. I did fix the problem I had had with my trailer. I was just trying to see if the op maybe had a similar problem with the flipped shackles. Since he didn't I thought perhaps his trailer wheel was bent ( like my Volvo wheel). So, as Steve Martin said, Excuse Me ! |
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| Author: | Indy Steve [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
Xavid wrote: So, as Steve Martin said, Excuse Me ! Don't you mean... Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeee!
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| Author: | Xavid [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
Indy Steve wrote: Xavid wrote: So, as Steve Martin said, Excuse Me ! Don't you mean... Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeee! Well put! |
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| Author: | 230 Mike [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
No, no, no. It's... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zANvYB93u2g |
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| Author: | Xavid [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
230 Mike wrote:  
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| Author: | Dirt Doctor [ Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Trailer hopping when empty |
I'm back. I dropped the boat in the water last week and towed the trailer home empty at speeds up to 65 mph on the freeway. There was no hopping, etc. so I guess my previously reported hopping was due to the road surface at the other location. Thanks for your thoughts. Enjoy those turkeys. |
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