"Donny" wrote in message
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The springs are set for the max weight of the loaded trailer and there
are NO
SHOCKS on a trailer. If it is empty the springs will not compress much
(when
loaded the friction between the leaves provides a little damping) and the
bumps
in the road cause an empty trailer to bounce on its tires like a
basketball.
Reducing tire pressure somewhat when empty would help, but then you would
have
to pump them up again before loading.

JJ

Hi JJ,

It's a torsion bar suspension, not leaves, but that probably doesn't
matter. Spring is a spring, right.

This wasn't so much bouncing as it was a sort of vibration. When I
looked in the mirror, you could see the frame doing a very slight but
quick, wave like action, almost like a guitar string, for lack of a
better analogy.

I bet it has something to do with the overall harmonics of the trailer
frame, I just wonder if there was a way to stop it.

And how about the VERY slight play between the square hitch tube and
the hitch bar with the ball on it. How do I take up that slack without
welding it? It's such a tight space.

Thanks.
Donny
1974 Trojan Sea Raider 25'

www.picturetrail.com/sixbennetts

http://thebayguide.com/rec.boats/donny_bennett.html

There is a rubber snubber that goes on the tube. maybe Bass Pro shops or
Cabelas carries them. OR try Champion trailers.
Bill