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Xavid
PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:48 pm 
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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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PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:50 pm 
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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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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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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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Xavid wrote:
So, as Steve Martin said, Excuse Me !


Don't you mean...

Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeee! :lol:

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Indy Steve wrote:
Xavid wrote:
So, as Steve Martin said, Excuse Me !


Don't you mean...

Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeee! :lol:




Well put!

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No, no, no. It's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zANvYB93u2g

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230 Mike wrote:
No, no, no. It's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zANvYB93u2g

:!: :D

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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.

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