Spare Wheel on Trailer
Submitted: Monday, Jul 23, 2012 at 20:55
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rnrphantom
G'day everyone,
Have a trailer for camping that had the spare wheel mounted horizontally on the drawbar. I want to mount a toolbox and relocate the spare to vertically in front of the tool box (open to other suggestions).
Initial plans are for some 10mm plate, u-bolted to the drawbar and 50 x 3 RHS welded vertically with 6mm gussets on 3 sides, using a U-bolt to attach the spare (and chained to the drawbar).
The trailer is heavy duty 7x 4, extended drawbar, 21" sides, to be used 2wd only. The wheels are 14" sunraysia with LT tyres.We will be carrying tents, drifta, Engel, etc for a trip of 9 weeks from
Melbourne to Uluru -
Darwin - Undara -
Cooktown,etc. and then back to
Melbourne.
Tow car is a Volkswagen Passat Diesel wagon.
Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated?
Cheers & Beers
Rob
Reply By: CSeaJay - Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012 at 13:01
Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012 at 13:01
Many people overload the drawbar without fully realizing the negative consequences of towing stability. I am often amazed at what people put there.
Just because the space is there to be used, it means it is safe to do so. When travelling at high speed and you have to swerve for a roo or dog, you will be amazed of the difference of a correctly loaded trailer as opposed to one with too much weight upfront.
I would suggest to put only light objects in the toolbox; if that is the case I would ten put the heavier spare behind the box rather than in front to reduce the towball weight and improve the balance of the load
Cheers, CJ
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Follow Up By: rnrphantom - Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 at 07:52
Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 at 07:52
CJ,
Thanks for the response,
Will be loading light weight items in the tool box and ensure that I keep the ball weight down to around 70 - 80kg as recommended by car manufacturer.
Cheers
Rob
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