Towing Dynamics explained with beer, wine and bulldog clips

#towing #trailersway #trailersnaking
Some people didn't quite get the concepts explained in the model Trailer Weights video, • 7 trailer weight scena... , so I've made another to explain things a bit further. And there are some fun (?) experiments you can do at home, or maybe in the supermarket carpark.
WARNING: if you know how to calculate a moment this video is not for you, so don't watch it then complain about what a waste of time it was and spent another minute posting to tell me. Instead, go watch my video on reverse winching, that'll get your brain working.
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  • @ThePhantom41
    @ThePhantom412 жыл бұрын

    This must be close to your best work ever. Informative with practical demonstrations using methodology anyone could reproduce themselves, while also being entertaining!

  • @baumie4618
    @baumie46182 жыл бұрын

    👌😳. As a new (Haven't got it yet) caravan owner, the more I find out about this stuff, the realisation that I know SFA about towing! Keep up the great video's mate. Would love to see some real life applications of weight distribution fixes. 👌

  • @E3PS7910
    @E3PS79102 жыл бұрын

    I wish I watched this before I bought my first pop up trailer. I definatly learned alot about trailer physics. Thank you!

  • @craigclarke1628
    @craigclarke16282 жыл бұрын

    Great demonstration and explanation of the physics of towing. A must watch for anyone planning on towing.

  • @edenkindred1948
    @edenkindred1948

    Hi,definitely worth the effort to speak to Zone Rv, they have the best balanced and weighted vans , that I have ever come across,front to rear,side to side , water tank placement , ball weight ratio, empty to full, has very little effect on the balance on the trailer.

  • @steved3702
    @steved37022 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel today. Saw one of the other towing vids and thought 'He hasn't mentioned moment of inertia!' but couldn't think of an easy way to demonstrate the point. Then I see this video... Captures it perfectly. Well done!

  • @Tellular
    @Tellular2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic information and demonstrations! Thank you so much

  • @clintchapman4319
    @clintchapman43192 жыл бұрын

    You have some great training aids there! Thanks for the information Bud!

  • @pammotorsport9743
    @pammotorsport9743 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. You’ve given my something to do tomorrow by having a look at where the weight is in my off road van. Traveling with no water in the tanks might be removing that centralised weight making it unstable. It might be better to travel with more water than I’d first planned on.

  • @nealesmith1873
    @nealesmith18732 жыл бұрын

    Great explanations and demos!

  • @placestosea
    @placestosea2 жыл бұрын

    great video, thanks. glad you mentioned that with caravans is potentially difficult due to their layout/storage etc. also factors like water tank location, tanks full or empty while travelling etc.

  • @BenMitro
    @BenMitro2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Robert. Perhaps we can dive into dampening (trailer shocks) too and the effect that has on yaw and pitch (if any)?

  • @Ted...youtubee
    @Ted...youtubee2 жыл бұрын

    Experimental thought.

  • @Guycherp1
    @Guycherp1 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Very educational...thanks! You mentioned that you haven't seen caravan manufactures that pay much attention to centralizing weight in their design. What are you thoughts on the Bruder EXP-8 design for proper weight distribution?

  • @bvward
    @bvward2 жыл бұрын

    Robert, thanks again... When testing with wine bottles, do you need to factor in corkscrew weight? ;)

  • @Malc664
    @Malc6642 жыл бұрын

    I see many caravans with water tanks at the back behind the wheels. So that weight is not centralised.

  • @ramakrishnan6913
    @ramakrishnan6913 Жыл бұрын

    In large trailers with Tri-axle , all the load cannot be put over the axles only the space is not sufficient.

  • @ramakrishnan6913
    @ramakrishnan6913 Жыл бұрын

    A little bit of nose weight means - 10% of ATM of trailer.

  • @BS-ys8zn
    @BS-ys8zn2 жыл бұрын

    We also know the difference between mass, weight and force.

  • @chipsterb4946
    @chipsterb49462 жыл бұрын

    Your videos on trailer weight distribution are educational and very helpful. The one this you haven’t talked about is single axle vs dual axle trailers. I “know” that dual axle trailers are more stable, everything else being equal. My