Donny,

Glad to hear of your good trailer experience.

I have just one comment: Keep the tire pressure up to maximum rated psi
and let the springs or torsion bars do their job to smooth out the ride.
Emergency handling and reduced tendency to fishtail will fare better with
higher pressure.=20

On my own trailer with 2700lb load, I was told by the trailer =
manufacturer
who in turn got it from the tire manufacturer that if I reduced pressure
from 50PSI to 35PSI the load rating for each tire would reduce from 1750
lbs to 1100 lbs.

I'd rather have the extra capacity and stability so I keep the tires at
60PSI. The boat is riding easier with tandem axles and equalizers =
anyway.

I like the hydraulic disc surge brakes too.

lorendi



On 29 Sep 2003 17:08:44 -0500, Donny
wrote:

Hi Gary,

I just returned yesterday from a 10 hour ride from far Upstate NY to
Northeastern NJ to pick up a CHERRY of a trailer. It is hydraulic,
with stainless steel disks on one axle, (twin axle trailer).

We had a panic stop situation in heavy rain, unloaded trailer. The tow
vehicle, (Chevy Astro van), has antilock brakes. We stopped short and
straight, leaving me no doubt about how well the trailer brakes work,
even without a boat.=20

The seller advised letting air out of the tires for a better ride, but
it seemed to, "hop", all the way home, seeming to develop a
vibration/occilation of sorts that would start when we hit a small
bump, and continue for a second or two. It wasn't the brakes locking
up in any way. Anybody know what would cause this? Is it just a
product of the empty, flexible trailer? (FWIW, I'm a professional
driver, so the trailer was thoroughly pretripped, and everything was
tight).

Also, the hitch receiver, and the corresponding hitch bar that has the
ball attached, RATTLED all the way home, driving us crazy. I know it
won't do this with the boat on, but is there a way to stop this? We
tried a bungee cord around the bottom of the hitch bar, tying it up
above to the bumper, but that didn't do it. If i had a couple small
nails, I would have driven them into the gap as a quick fix. Any ideas
how to stop this next time?

My 2=A2
My vote's for standard hydraulic as well.

Reason: KISS

Hope I helped.
Donny


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