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Old 10-29-2014, 06:49 PM   #273 (permalink)
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It all sounded so simple when you were starting out.

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I wonder if a splitter on the front side of the trailer would do any good. Are there any trailers out there now with a front splitter?

Looks like I need to preload a spring (rubber torsion or metal leaf/coil) to handle the additional force. A coilover setup would be nice but it could git pretty pricey and the hitch becoming a hassle to hook/unhook from the hitch receiver with the preload of the coil spring in the coilover setup. I would have to carry around something to compress the spring while hooking up the trailer...like a spring compressor!
There are those motorcycles that have a wedge shape pointed at the bottom of the front tire.

What do you think would happen if you extended that center C-channel back and move the single wheel back even a few inches?



Looking at motorcycle trailers, they tend to have the wheel further back.



Goldwing-styled single wheeled trailer - Page 2

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