im not tryin to piss people off here, im just here for the wealth of knowledge my state lacks and i have also been able to share some of my knowledge with others members on this site regardles of the forums base i didnt see anything saying an oregonian could not be a member or post in the forums, if you can find that i will gladly remove myself from this forum permanantely
killer b if you read the rest of the rants and raves totally then you would see it was a total of a 150 mile journey but what everyone is complaining about and has had the most talking about is the less than 2 mile trip to the store to get straps, after that i was on the highway and over 50 it swayed with the jeep when i moved it further back so either i moved it too ar back which i didnt think i had but i did then apparently moved to back towards the front too much.
this may look like a ridiculous setup but like i said in the rest of this post i was being as safe as i could with what i had, and the reason i didnt have straps before i got the jeep is because the last time i towed i had the straps in my truck which was about 3 days before that, my wife used the truck and apparantly took the straps out of the truck so i didnt know they were not there when i left
same truck same trailer same jeep (defferent wheels and tires on jeep) loaded as to up_rocktoy's directions (measure tongue before load and load till tongue is 3 inches lower) i actually only went 2.5 inches lower and pretty much looks the same to me
and xxxj....yes too much tow not enough truck pulls just fine but if i tow much more often i will get a load distributing hitch and maybe airbag helpers, but i hope to have a fullsize again soon
same truck same trailer same jeep (defferent wheels and tires on jeep) loaded as to up_rocktoy's directions (measure tongue before load and load till tongue is 3 inches lower) i actually only went 2.5 inches lower and pretty much looks the same to me
and xxxj....yes too much tow not enough truck pulls just fine but if i tow much more often i will get a load distributing hitch and maybe airbag helpers, but i hope to have a fullsize again soon
good eye bones, 4 straps one come along 2 straps pulling foreward 2 pulling rearward and the come along on the front pulling to the headache bar on the trailer
Yep:thumb: That would be EXACTLY what I was thinking!!
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Great Lakes 4x4. The largest offroad forum in the Midwest
4.2M posts
30.9K members
Since 2005
A forum community dedicated to Great Lakes 4X4 owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about performance, trails, tires, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!