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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This must be close to your best work ever. Informative with practical demonstrations using methodology anyone could reproduce themselves, while also being entertaining!
👌😳. 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. 👌
I wish I watched this before I bought my first pop up trailer. I definatly learned alot about trailer physics. Thank you!
Great demonstration and explanation of the physics of towing. A must watch for anyone planning on towing.
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.
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!
Fantastic information and demonstrations! Thank you so much
You have some great training aids there! Thanks for the information Bud!
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.
Great explanations and demos!
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.
Excellent Robert. Perhaps we can dive into dampening (trailer shocks) too and the effect that has on yaw and pitch (if any)?
Experimental thought.
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?
Robert, thanks again... When testing with wine bottles, do you need to factor in corkscrew weight? ;)
I see many caravans with water tanks at the back behind the wheels. So that weight is not centralised.
In large trailers with Tri-axle , all the load cannot be put over the axles only the space is not sufficient.
A little bit of nose weight means - 10% of ATM of trailer.
We also know the difference between mass, weight and force.
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