truck towing pictures...

[lts1ow]

Will have the car in avi on it tonight for final prep work and some brake lines, should be fun times without a brake controller :rofl:

 

[Tayler]

Here's a pic of my old truck with a Super MTA on.

 

[lts1ow]

Managed to sneak the 32ft trailer into the driveway solo, was quite pleased

What would cause the truck to feel like I am driving over a million logs, bumping like crazy at lower speeds? Its not on the bump stops, so I am guessing shot shocks?

 

[Mike_S]

Managed to sneak the 32ft trailer into the driveway solo, was quite pleased

What would cause the truck to feel like I am driving over a million logs, bumping like crazy at lower speeds? Its not on the bump stops, so I am guessing shot shocks?

At about 30-45 MPH?

 

[lts1ow]

At about 30-45 MPH?

yup, bad?

 

[Mike_S]

yup, bad?

Frame beaming. Not harmfull, Anything towing a trailer will do it at some certain speed, just more pronounced with larger loads. A few things you can do to help with it, but cant get rid of it entirely. Biggest thing is properly balancing your load.

 

[lts1ow]

Hmn ok, I think it was doing it even with the empty trailer

 

[malibu795]

putting the rear tires over the front trailer axle would be helpfully

 

[Krawlin]

Here is my wheeling buddies lly on our first trip with the new trailer, he now has air bags.
His fuel mileage was the same as my half ton gasser with just my jeep behind... I now own a lmm.

 

[lts1ow]

putting the rear tires over the front trailer axle would be helpfully

Like car on trailer motor facing back, or more weight over hitch?

Any advice on this stuff is def appreciated guys :thumb:

 

[Krawlin]

More weight to the front, experiment with it on a day when your not going somewhere. Just keep moving it forward 8" at a time and go for a short drive, you'll know when it's right. Then mark the spot so you can find it next time.

 

[lts1ow]

So you want more weight on the hitch? Interesting, would not have thought that

 

[malibu795]

Like car on trailer motor facing back, or more weight over hitch?

Any advice on this stuff is def appreciated guys :thumb:

forward/more hitch weight..

since i load mine with a rather diverse load types i took a spray can and painted a line across the trailer, dead center between tandems and the pin/tongue.. not only does it help me but also helps the forklift opertor to put the load roughly where i want it...

on a tag i would shoot for 700-1000lbs... from what you are describing the car is almost entirely over the trailer axles..

like another said.. move the load forward untill everything feels planted..

 

[Xcav8R]

Here is my dad's 02 with the long stick on. He built the trailer in 82.

 

[arneson]

:thumb: trailer looks killer. Must know what he was doin in 1982. Lol

 

[Xcav8R]

:thumb: trailer looks killer. Must know what he was doin in 1982. Lol

Thanks
The axles slide forward and the deck tilts. But since he built ramps for it we haven't used the tilt deck feature, so it doesn't tilt anymore lol. This one is a 20' and he also built a 18' tag that has the tilt deck too, plus the necks interchange so the gooseneck could go on the tag if u wanted lol
Here's a pic of the stick on the hoe

 

[arneson]

Got some reach with that bad boy, nice! The trailers sound very well thought out. Very cool that theyu last/work so well.

 

[plazmamunky]

 

[kirkland]

love your truck... i had a half ton just like it and i tried my hardest to find one worth getting just like yours theres not many around me lol

 

[plazmamunky]

love your truck... i had a half ton just like it and i tried my hardest to find one worth getting just like yours theres not many around me lol

appreciate that some things from the pic have since changed i removed the flares and black plastics on the doors and have had the lift powdercoated a two shot granny smith green with a candy flake and have purchased some 22x14 xd diesels in black with 35x12.50 toyos just waiting to go pick up back home in california. Kansas isnt kind on the paint here though let me tell you plans in the future to have it repainted the stock color