Towing stability studies

On Jan 31, 3:45*pm, scooter wrote:
On Jan 31, 12:15*am, nimbusgb wrote:

On 27 Jan, 19:20, John Galloway wrote:

At 17:48 27 January 2008, Nimbusgb wrote:

Have you noticed how the boxes on new trailers are
now square

If we're talking Cobra, isn't it just metal top - square,
grp top - curvy?

The latest square finbox I saw was on a GRP top.

I have a trailer that happily tows at 80mph and has behind a number of
tow vehicles. *I am currently towing with a short wheelbase Volvo
SUV. *This trailer is uniquely low, but seems to self damp when a semi
passes or the wind gusts and has an aerodynamic fin. *I have always
suspected it has something to do with the fin to trailer wheel moment
vs trailer wheel to hitch moment. *I have never had to play with
weights etc. *The wheel placement is different than the Cobras which
seem to be more centered.

Picture athttp://www.illunis.com/Files/trailer.jpg

Scott

Link should be Picture at http://www.illunis.com/Files/Trailer.jpg

Sorry

Scott

scooter wrote:

I have a trailer that happily tows at 80mph and has behind a number of
tow vehicles. I am currently towing with a short wheelbase Volvo
SUV. This trailer is uniquely low, but seems to self damp when a semi
passes or the wind gusts and has an aerodynamic fin. I have always
suspected it has something to do with the fin to trailer wheel moment
vs trailer wheel to hitch moment. I have never had to play with
weights etc. The wheel placement is different than the Cobras which
seem to be more centered.

Picture athttp://www.illunis.com/Files/trailer.jpg

Scott

Link should be Picture at http://www.illunis.com/Files/Trailer.jpg

How much does the trailer and glider weigh? I suspect it's quite light,
as the forward wheel placement generally works against stability. I'm
reminded of a couple trailers Roger Frank built years ago.

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