RE: TTAT Trailer

["Adrian Elliott" <adrianelliott@austin.rr.com>]

The trailer body does flex from side to side when it hits bumps or pot holes
but it isn't very much flex.
The tires were A-Framing out when they were low on air.  After adding air
they seemed to straighten up.
The wheel on the driver side front of the trailer looked like it was
bent-barely perceivable wobble.  Lugs were tight.



I think we have just reached the maximum weight for that trailer.  Moving
the axles further toward the rear of the trailer would help it track better,
but at the expense of transferring more weight to the tongue.  I don't think
we should put the money into that trailer, the money spent would make a nice
down payment on a new trailer.  Just perform maintenance on the current
trailer.

Something else to think about is that we want to put more stuff and weight
into the trailer.  Even if we bought a new trailer that was set-up to handle
more stuff and weight we will still have the same vehicles to tow it with.
A heavier trailer may not be the direction to go in.

Perhaps we should proclaim what we have now as the maximum for a portable
layout and allow no more stuff in the trailer. Spend our time and energy
reworking, repairing, scenicing, and generally improving the modules
currently in the trailer.  If someone really wants to build a new module
they could but would need to transport it in their vehicle or exchange it
for a module in the trailer.

The best situation, one to work toward, would be to have a permanent setup
some place and only load the trailer with the modules we will be using at a
particular event.

Just some thoughts off the cuff.......


Adrian...



-----Original Message-----
From: ttat-members-owner@aoot.com [mailto:ttat-members-owner@aoot.com]On
Behalf Of Scott A Smiley
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:02 PM
To: ttat-members@aoot.com
Subject: Re: TTAT Trailer


Interesting.  I used to pull it at 65 to 70 without the swaying.  Do not
know if it can be aligned .  Any body know on this?

Scott

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 03:23:57 -0700 Pauwels Mike-rycl90
<Mike.Pauwels@motorola.com> writes:
> Scott,
>
> Has it been aligned?  My father once tweaked up his boat trailer and
> made a lot of difference.
>
> Also, you might want to consider the wind load.  Effort to pull that
> box through the air increases as a third or fourth power of the
> speed.  If the trailer is bending when you pass it's speed limit,
> there might not be anything else you can do.
>
> Just two-cents worth from an amateur.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ttat-members-owner@aoot.com
> [mailto:ttat-members-owner@aoot.com] On Behalf Of Scott A Smiley
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:40 PM
> To: ttat-members@aoot.com
> Subject: Re: TTAT Trailer
>
>
> Any other ideas for the trailer?  we moved some corners, got new
> tires...  We may be at the load limit.  Is the swaying because the
> tongue is too heavy?
>
> Scott
>
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