I thought about the tongue weight issue as well when I first viewed the
setup. However, upon closer observation, it would appear that there is some
type of cylindrical container mounted to the front part of the trailer. I
would assume that this container is filled with a heavy ballast material -
presumably gold based on the asking price for the car. :)
Kurtis J.
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4
CT19389L
www.geocities.com/tr4_1963
> In a message dated 7/7/04 8:47:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> tr3driver@comcast.net writes:
>
> << > With most all the storage area _behind_ the
> > axle, tongue
> > weight will go negative with any load. Empty tongue weight has
> > to be near zero!
>
> Even having it near zero can be dangerous, it _should_ be positive 10-15%
of
> the weight of the loaded trailer.
>
> Anything less runs the risk of developing extreme sway at speed, which
can
> kill you.
>
> Randall >>
>
>
> Just to clarify, my statement should read. "With this trailer the tongue
> weight is probably near zero, not good either. " I was not saying tongue
weight
> should be near zero for proper operation.
>
> Harold
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