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Re: ? Tail-Heavy Trailer Sway
Bob V wrote:
> "Nehmo" <nehmo54@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1137895163.229965.28440@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> : "Pull-behind" trailers are trailers that connect to the tow vehicle by
> : a ball (or other attaching arrangement) on the back of tow vehicle and
> : a trailer hitch on the tongue attached to the front of the frame of the
> : trailer. If the trailer is improperly-loaded into a tail-heavy
> : condition (in other words, the center of gravity is to the rear of the
> : center of the axles) arrangement, it will sway from side to side. But
> : why? Why would tail-heavy conditions cause such behavior? The weight on
> : the tongue would be negative, but I still can't understand the swaying
> : mechanism.
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>
> Because the majority of the weight is behind the center of gravity and it's
> attempting to get to the front because it's smart enough to know that's
> where it belongs :-)
>
>
thats what I was trying to say.....
Michelle
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