odd trailer design ?
odd trailer design ?
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i noticed an odd looking trailer this morning ... with three light looking axles well to the back of the flat-bed, well behind the obvious CG, which would put a reasonable load on the hitch. something that should be avoided, no?





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RB, I've seen combination horse trailer and camp trailers in the configuration you saw. The human quarters are in the forward section of the trailer. Humans being generally lighter than horses, and not (supposed to be) occupying the quarters during travel, the balance point of the trailer is probably pretty far aft (depending on how many horses are in there).
RE: odd trailer design ?
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RE: odd trailer design ?
If the axles were excessively toward the rear, the trailer was probably custom built for hauling a particular offset CoG load. e.g. A large fork lift with extended tines, or even a stack of other multi-axle trailers.
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it was someting like >20' long. i noticed a king pin brace underneath (obviously). i thought it was normal practice to have the load over the axles.
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