On a trailer which side is left and which is right?

Gday Rock A
Not where we live , most vehicles arn't fitted with indicators.

Muzbry,
Yep they are fitted you and your lot either don't use them, can't find them or they are broken due to being under water. LOL.

The young Muz may have not lost his ve-hick-el if he had indicated and turned right before the drowning.

Have a good one,
R.A.

Sorry.....I should have asked.......are you towing your trailer or pushing it in front of the vehicle? Also, are the wheels on the top of the trailer or underneath?
This also can make a difference..........its not as simple as some people might think.................ROTFLMAO!!!!!

LOL

I have followed your instructions to the letter Hairy, however can you help me with the additional information.

I am doing a hard right hand turn, and if stop, and get out of the vehicle and look along a straight line down the rhs of the tow vehicle, the entire trailer is to the left of that line, indicating that it is the LHS! However if I stay in the vehicle and look in the RHS mirror, the entire trailer is to the right. What gives?


Awaiting your reply,

Daized and Confused.

Ahahaha.....see.....like I said, its not as simple as people might think. LOL

Hey Boobook,

I think I may be able to help, your towball and hitch have seized. If you have done a hard right hand turn, get out of your vehicle and look down the RHS and the trailer is to the left that is. Now if you are looking from the front (thats the end you are looking at if seated in the drivers seat and travelling in a forward gear) the situation needs re- calibrating.........if you see what I mean.


Cheers
Pop

If your brake set up (elect) has over ride/ Mechanical hand brake this should in most (99%) cases pull fwd & this will tell you if its on the correct side if its wrong it will have to pull back wards to apply you can often tell by the override cable going past the axle to a pulley & back to the hub
this is normally the case when left is on right & right is on left. I have seen this hundreds of times when they under sling the axle & are to lazy change the backing plates or re weld the axle locator or are just ?

Now that all our closet dwelling unemployed comedians have helped sort out the LH RH issue...lol may I enquire what the problems are, assuming the brakes are of the electrically operated type and are they drum or disc type?

Cheers
Pop

Pop & Inflataduck
I am getting stuff all braking irrespective of my efforts. Electric drum brakes. Also my voltage reading were odd but I think I've figured that bit out.

When I opened up the right hand side it had a sticker inside saying "left side". At that point I posted my initial question because I figured a CT manufacturer would know left from right. I was beginning to think that perhaps the sides on trailers were determined when viewed frrom the front. I didn't want to swap them around only to find out the manufacturer knew what they were doing.

If they are on the wrong sides then that would explain why the braking is crap. And perhaps why the hand brake is crap. I cannot lock up the brakes even on loose gravel using the slide on the controller.

Guess I'll have to do some swapping around next weekend.

The unemployed comedians can go and g f.

MISTER GAZZ,,I hope you are not insinuating that our fearless leader has the IQ of a chook....lol

Cheers
Pop

Hey Pop

I wouldn't praise her up that much !

Cheers

Gazz