72 deg. On December 21, of course I went for a ride..

[1As2Rsk]

Amazingly it is 72 deg. in northwest Kansas on December 21,2024. I Rode for about two hours. Some highway and some low maintenance dirt roads.
I removed some of the extra, easily removable, weight. I could still feel the extra weight of my heavy boxes, maybe since they are all the way up front, and nothing on the back of the trailer. I mostly felt it at slow speed. Highway speed was the same as before, felt nothing from the trailer. I also felt it while stopping, but I did get used to it.
With 27 mph winds out of the north, I didn't notice the cross wind affecting the trailer or the ride.
I will probably still replace the heavy boxes, I don't want to loose gear weight.
If I'm lucky, maybe I can go for a Christmas ride!

 

[roddesu]

Good Monday Morning!

Amazingly it is 72 deg. in northwest Kansas on December 21,2024.

That is kind of freaky!

I removed some of the extra, easily removable, weight. I could still feel the extra weight of my heavy boxes, maybe since they are all the way up front, and nothing on the back of the trailer. I mostly felt it at slow speed.

If you feel the trailer at slow speeds, that means the trap hinge is tight. The more you feel it at low speeds, the tighter the hinge is. We have played with the tightness a lot, and we found that 38.5 Nm is a good compromise and that's what we will set trailers as they go out the door. That tightness has the least impact on low-speed handling but is still tight enough to prevent sway at high speeds. However, you can still feel it at low speeds a bit, but I got used to that pretty quickly to the point where I didn't really notice it.

I also felt it while stopping, but I did get used to it.

Did you feel it beyond just the weight? Was it impacting the handling?

With 27 mph winds out of the north, I didn't notice the cross wind affecting the trailer or the ride.

That is so cool. Are you saying that the wind had less of an impact with the trailer than what you would have felt without the trailer?

If I'm lucky, maybe I can go for a Christmas ride!

We won't be doing that in Chicago!

 

[1As2Rsk]

Good Monday Morning!

That is kind of freaky!

If you feel the trailer at slow speeds, that means the trap hinge is tight. The more you feel it at low speeds, the tighter the hinge is. We have played with the tightness a lot, and we found that 38.5 Nm is a good compromise and that's what we will set trailers as they go out the door. That tightness has the least impact on low-speed handling but is still tight enough to prevent sway at high speeds. However, you can still feel it at low speeds a bit, but I got used to that pretty quickly to the point where I didn't really notice it.
It's just the weight that I felt, the hinge is fine.
Did you feel it beyond just the weight? Was it impacting the handling?
The front wheel still felt a little light, it's difficult to explain. But mostly just the extra weight while stopping.
That is so cool. Are you saying that the wind had less of an impact with the trailer than what you would have felt without the trailer?
I didn't feel anything different than not having a trailer, I just leaned into the wind.

We won't be doing that in Chicago!