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Towing golf car
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. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
Towing golf car
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. |
Towing golf car
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 go with 8-10%. What I always used with boats and RV. Worked well. |
Towing golf car
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. === 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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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. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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John H Wrote in message:
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 go with 8-10%. What I always used with boats and RV. Worked well. That's comforting to know. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
Towing golf car
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! |
Towing golf car
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. |
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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. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Alex Wrote in message:
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. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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. |
Towing golf car
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. |
Towing golf car
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. |
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:10:44 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:
Wrote in message: 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. === 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com 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! :) |
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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. |
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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. :-) |
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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. |
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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. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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John H Wrote in message:
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:10:44 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: Wrote in message: 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. === 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com 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! :) Good thought. I wouldn't even have to detach the trailer from the car. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
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. :-) Many states have a reduced speed limit when towing. I replaced the Goodyears on my steer axle with Michelins when they became unserviceable after only 20,000 miles. Michilins are doing fine after 10,000 miles. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:41:25 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:
John H Wrote in message: On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:10:44 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: Wrote in message: 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. === 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com 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! :) Good thought. I wouldn't even have to detach the trailer from the car. Depending on the height of the trailer, you may not even need a ramp. Sometimes I'm just pretty damn ingenious! |
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John H Wrote in message:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:41:25 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: John H Wrote in message: On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:10:44 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: Wrote in message: 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. === 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com 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! :) Good thought. I wouldn't even have to detach the trailer from the car. Depending on the height of the trailer, you may not even need a ramp. Sometimes I'm just pretty damn ingenious! You are. But I can't even envision that scenario. ;-) -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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John H Wrote in message:
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. Do you get quick notification with that system in case of a blowout or a flat? Those systems sometimes give you good information. Sometimes not. Like when making a long desent down a mountain. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:14:26 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:
John H Wrote in message: 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. Do you get quick notification with that system in case of a blowout or a flat? Those systems sometimes give you good information. Sometimes not. Like when making a long desent down a mountain. Yes, a catastrophic loss of pressure makes an immediate audible and visual warning. The audible warning is loud...even I can hear it. You set your own warning limits for over- and under-pressure. I've set mine for 10% under-pressure and 20% over pressure. |
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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. You must not drive in Florida very often. The speed limit on the interstate is 70 and that is how fast people go ... or a little more. |
Towing golf car
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:40:31 -0500, 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. Dunno but what the hell. If I had a problem I would not have hurt anyone but me. At 2 AM the interstate (Alligator Alley) was pretty much deserted. If it means anything I am about half the load rating of the tires. |
Towing golf car
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:47:56 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:
Many states have a reduced speed limit when towing. It is the same as a car here. |
Towing golf car
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:50:51 -0500, John H
wrote: On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:41:25 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: John H Wrote in message: On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:10:44 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: Wrote in message: 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. === 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com 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! :) Good thought. I wouldn't even have to detach the trailer from the car. Depending on the height of the trailer, you may not even need a ramp. Sometimes I'm just pretty damn ingenious! Just back down into a swale and you can directly load into most trucks and trailers. A Club Car will fit in a standard full size pickup. I assume most are the same size. You are best backing them in tho because they are heavier in the back and it gets the weight centered better. We hauled ours around in "Brownie" our old F150. |
Towing golf car
On 12/13/2017 10:52 AM, 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. You must not drive in Florida very often. The speed limit on the interstate is 70 and that is how fast people go ... or a little more. Towing a trailer with a load on it? The max speed while towing in Florida is 65 mph. |
Towing golf car
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Towing golf car
On 12/13/2017 11:13 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:50:51 -0500, John H wrote: On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:41:25 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: John H Wrote in message: On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:10:44 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: Wrote in message: 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. === 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com 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! :) Good thought. I wouldn't even have to detach the trailer from the car. Depending on the height of the trailer, you may not even need a ramp. Sometimes I'm just pretty damn ingenious! Just back down into a swale and you can directly load into most trucks and trailers. A Club Car will fit in a standard full size pickup. I assume most are the same size. You are best backing them in tho because they are heavier in the back and it gets the weight centered better. We hauled ours around in "Brownie" our old F150. Greg, not all places in the country have swales like in Florida. |
Towing golf car
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:25:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 12/13/2017 10:52 AM, 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. You must not drive in Florida very often. The speed limit on the interstate is 70 and that is how fast people go ... or a little more. Towing a trailer with a load on it? The max speed while towing in Florida is 65 mph. There are no signs saying that. |
Towing golf car
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:27:37 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 12/13/2017 11:13 AM, wrote: On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:50:51 -0500, John H wrote: On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:41:25 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: John H Wrote in message: On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:10:44 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: Wrote in message: 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. === 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com 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! :) Good thought. I wouldn't even have to detach the trailer from the car. Depending on the height of the trailer, you may not even need a ramp. Sometimes I'm just pretty damn ingenious! Just back down into a swale and you can directly load into most trucks and trailers. A Club Car will fit in a standard full size pickup. I assume most are the same size. You are best backing them in tho because they are heavier in the back and it gets the weight centered better. We hauled ours around in "Brownie" our old F150. Greg, not all places in the country have swales like in Florida. You can usually find a little hill you can work with if you look around. That is how we loaded Harleys and that was all over the DC area. It really does not take much. |
Towing golf car
On 12/13/2017 1:12 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:25:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 12/13/2017 10:52 AM, 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. You must not drive in Florida very often. The speed limit on the interstate is 70 and that is how fast people go ... or a little more. Towing a trailer with a load on it? The max speed while towing in Florida is 65 mph. There are no signs saying that. Don't feel bad. In Massachusetts the max legal towing speed is 55 mph. 65 mph in FL is listed in several online sources in addition to this one: http://www.hitchemup.com/statetowinglaws.htm |
Towing golf car
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:20:38 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 12/13/2017 1:12 PM, wrote: On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:25:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 12/13/2017 10:52 AM, 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. You must not drive in Florida very often. The speed limit on the interstate is 70 and that is how fast people go ... or a little more. Towing a trailer with a load on it? The max speed while towing in Florida is 65 mph. There are no signs saying that. Don't feel bad. In Massachusetts the max legal towing speed is 55 mph. 65 mph in FL is listed in several online sources in addition to this one: http://www.hitchemup.com/statetowinglaws.htm |
Towing golf car
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:20:38 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: Towing a trailer with a load on it? The max speed while towing in Florida is 65 mph. There are no signs saying that. Don't feel bad. In Massachusetts the max legal towing speed is 55 mph. 65 mph in FL is listed in several online sources in addition to this one: http://www.hitchemup.com/statetowinglaws.htm I am not sure I have ever seen that enforced. Would that include semi trailers? If so it is definitely ignored. There are semis going 80 every day on I-70 and 70 on the 2 lane blacktops (with 60 MPH limits). I also see plenty of regular trailers going over 70 on the interstate without much attention from the cops. I also believe the counties around me are "tags optional" since I see trailers without one a lot and occasionally cars and trucks. When I said something to the part time cop who worked for IBM he just laughed and said it was not something they were told to "police". He did get a kick out of the "tags optional" line tho and said he would start using it. He also liked "speeder maid" to describe state troopers. Evidently there is a bit of animosity between them and the deputies. He was an aux deputy (but "sworn") at the Charlotte sheriff department and was the senior officer there. (as a volunteer). None of the full time had more years on the force. The newly elected sheriffs tend to clean house when they take over and there was a lot of churn in Charlotte county. |
Towing golf car
On 12/13/2017 1:53 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:20:38 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Towing a trailer with a load on it? The max speed while towing in Florida is 65 mph. There are no signs saying that. Don't feel bad. In Massachusetts the max legal towing speed is 55 mph. 65 mph in FL is listed in several online sources in addition to this one: http://www.hitchemup.com/statetowinglaws.htm I am not sure I have ever seen that enforced. Would that include semi trailers? If so it is definitely ignored. There are semis going 80 every day on I-70 and 70 on the 2 lane blacktops (with 60 MPH limits). I also see plenty of regular trailers going over 70 on the interstate without much attention from the cops. I also believe the counties around me are "tags optional" since I see trailers without one a lot and occasionally cars and trucks. When I said something to the part time cop who worked for IBM he just laughed and said it was not something they were told to "police". He did get a kick out of the "tags optional" line tho and said he would start using it. He also liked "speeder maid" to describe state troopers. Evidently there is a bit of animosity between them and the deputies. He was an aux deputy (but "sworn") at the Charlotte sheriff department and was the senior officer there. (as a volunteer). None of the full time had more years on the force. The newly elected sheriffs tend to clean house when they take over and there was a lot of churn in Charlotte county. Your state DMV laws may be loosely enforced but they still *are* laws. Florida technically requires tags and insurance on trailers as well. When I travel down a turnpike or divided highway I am not as concerned about big semi-trailer trucks being driven by professional drivers. I am far more wary of the weekend warrior heading down to the Cape, towing his boat with a Jeep Cherokee or something and doing 70-80 mph. Those are the ones most likely to lose control and end up killing someone. |
Towing golf car
wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:47:56 -0500 (EST), justan wrote: Many states have a reduced speed limit when towing. It is the same as a car here. Here on the towing and truck limit is 55. Trucks seem to do 63 on 70 mph I-5. They need to change the limits. Is causing accidents and congestion. 15 mph on a 2 lane each way interstate is designed to cause accidents. |
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