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justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

We're all heard that rule but it doesn't apply to small trailers in my
experience. I have a 4X8 I use to tow my ATV and there's very little
tongue weight and it tracks straight as an arrow. I hate backing that
thing up. The boats are a piece of cake but the short trailers are a bitch!


Sure are. I extended the tongue 15 inches on my prior trailer so
that I could jackknife the trailer without damaging the rv. With
a 12' overhang on the rv, the trailer turns pretty
quickly.
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justan wrote:
Its Me Wrote in message:
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

If you don't have enough tongue weight the trailer may be more likely to
sway. You're pretty close to 10% so I'm betting you'll be OK. Take it
for a spin and keep a close eye on it.

Have you tried the golf car in both directions? The rear end could be
heavier and backing on the trailer might do just what you need.

Backing in would leave too much hanging out over the tongue.
There's a couple more things I can try to put more weight on the
tongue if need be.

Just shift the axle.

justan wrote:
Its Me Wrote in message:
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 8:03:33 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
Its Me Wrote in message:
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

If you don't have enough tongue weight the trailer may be more likely
to sway. You're pretty close to 10% so I'm betting you'll be OK.
Take it for a spin and keep a close eye on it.

Have you tried the golf car in both directions? The rear end could be
heavier and backing on the trailer might do just what you need.

Backing in would leave too much hanging out over the tongue.
There's a couple more things I can try to put more weight on the
tongue if need be.

Isn't that what you're trying to accomplish? If you can stop before it
becomes a problem when you turn (to keep the golf cart from hitting the
tow vehicle), you've solved your problem. Bolt a couple of tire blocks to the trailer.
That's another issue I haven't adressed yet. I may need to use a
reciever extention.




I have to use an extension with the new camper. Only problem I saw was
going up safety chains, and connecting the electrical plug. Welded some
loops on the extension so I can have a safety chain to the extension from
the truck and then just hook up the standard hooks for the trailer.
Extended the electrical cable.

On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

I would give it a shot. Short trailers have the sway problem worse
than long ones in my experience tho.
The tongue weight on my pontoon is less than 100 pounds and it tows
straight as an arrow at speeds up to 80 or so.
The tongue load may be more on the road tho since it loads with the
deck down at around 8-10 degrees so I imagine that may give me down
force at speed.

How far are you towing it and at what speeds? A surface road speed
you should not have any trouble at all.

On 12/13/2017 1:18 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

I would give it a shot. Short trailers have the sway problem worse
than long ones in my experience tho.
The tongue weight on my pontoon is less than 100 pounds and it tows
straight as an arrow at speeds up to 80 or so.
The tongue load may be more on the road tho since it loads with the
deck down at around 8-10 degrees so I imagine that may give me down
force at speed.

How far are you towing it and at what speeds? A surface road speed
you should not have any trouble at all.



Ummmm.... Greg ... just my opinion here but I think anyone pulling a
trailer loaded with a boat of any type doing "80 or so" shouldn't be
allowed on the road regardless of how skillful they think they are.

On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:10:44 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

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On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

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Towing a 7200 lb boat and trailer with my pickup truck, I found that
700 or 800 lb tongue weight was about right. I also increased
pressure on the rear truck tires about 5 lbs to stiffen up the side
walls. If you're towing with your big RV, that should be more stable
than a pickup truck. What I did when setting up was to take it out on
the highway and slowly increase speed. With an RV you might want to
have someone following unless you have a good rear facing camera.

I'd also recommend carrying one or two spare trailer tires.

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I'm going to try towing with the car first. I do have one spare.

Don't worry about spares. If a trailer tire blows, just hop in the golf cart and get to the nearest
gas station! :)

On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:22:13 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/13/2017 1:18 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

I would give it a shot. Short trailers have the sway problem worse
than long ones in my experience tho.
The tongue weight on my pontoon is less than 100 pounds and it tows
straight as an arrow at speeds up to 80 or so.
The tongue load may be more on the road tho since it loads with the
deck down at around 8-10 degrees so I imagine that may give me down
force at speed.

How far are you towing it and at what speeds? A surface road speed
you should not have any trouble at all.



Ummmm.... Greg ... just my opinion here but I think anyone pulling a
trailer loaded with a boat of any type doing "80 or so" shouldn't be
allowed on the road regardless of how skillful they think they are.



I can't imagine small trailer tires being rated for 80 or so. The ones on my RV are rated at 65.

On 12/13/2017 7:40 AM, John H wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:22:13 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/13/2017 1:18 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

I would give it a shot. Short trailers have the sway problem worse
than long ones in my experience tho.
The tongue weight on my pontoon is less than 100 pounds and it tows
straight as an arrow at speeds up to 80 or so.
The tongue load may be more on the road tho since it loads with the
deck down at around 8-10 degrees so I imagine that may give me down
force at speed.

How far are you towing it and at what speeds? A surface road speed
you should not have any trouble at all.



Ummmm.... Greg ... just my opinion here but I think anyone pulling a
trailer loaded with a boat of any type doing "80 or so" shouldn't be
allowed on the road regardless of how skillful they think they are.



I can't imagine small trailer tires being rated for 80 or so. The ones on my RV are rated at 65.



Very true. Worse, it seems like the factory tires on small trailers are
usually 2 ply, cheap and prone to blowouts if used beyond their ratings.
I was pleased to see that the previous owner of the little camper I
bought last summer had replaced the original tires with Michelin 4 ply
tires with a 6 ply rating. Most important thing is to make sure they
are properly inflated. Not a guarantee against failure but more peace
of mind when cruising down the highway doing 80 mph or so. :-)

On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 08:18:19 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/13/2017 7:40 AM, John H wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:22:13 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/13/2017 1:18 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

I would give it a shot. Short trailers have the sway problem worse
than long ones in my experience tho.
The tongue weight on my pontoon is less than 100 pounds and it tows
straight as an arrow at speeds up to 80 or so.
The tongue load may be more on the road tho since it loads with the
deck down at around 8-10 degrees so I imagine that may give me down
force at speed.

How far are you towing it and at what speeds? A surface road speed
you should not have any trouble at all.



Ummmm.... Greg ... just my opinion here but I think anyone pulling a
trailer loaded with a boat of any type doing "80 or so" shouldn't be
allowed on the road regardless of how skillful they think they are.



I can't imagine small trailer tires being rated for 80 or so. The ones on my RV are rated at 65.



Very true. Worse, it seems like the factory tires on small trailers are
usually 2 ply, cheap and prone to blowouts if used beyond their ratings.
I was pleased to see that the previous owner of the little camper I
bought last summer had replaced the original tires with Michelin 4 ply
tires with a 6 ply rating. Most important thing is to make sure they
are properly inflated. Not a guarantee against failure but more peace
of mind when cruising down the highway doing 80 mph or so. :-)




Here's my peace of mind:

https://eezrvproduct.com/products/ti...systems-tpms-4

Absolutely love it.

Bill Wrote in message:
justan wrote:
Its Me Wrote in message:
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

If you don't have enough tongue weight the trailer may be more likely to
sway. You're pretty close to 10% so I'm betting you'll be OK. Take it
for a spin and keep a close eye on it.

Have you tried the golf car in both directions? The rear end could be
heavier and backing on the trailer might do just what you need.

Backing in would leave too much hanging out over the tongue.
There's a couple more things I can try to put more weight on the
tongue if need be.

Just shift the axle.



Can't do it. It's a folding trailer.
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