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Originally Posted by freebeard
It all sounded so simple when you were starting out. 
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.
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I gave a lot of thought to what you said. I understand that if I move the wheel pivot point back to the rear a little further, there would be less action on the hitch pivot point but more leverage on the shocks, correct?
The suspension that the motorcycle trailers use is much different than what I could install on my single wheel trailer. Not sure I could integrate their technology with my trailer. Besides...their wheel doesn't pivot like mine does.
However...back some time ago...I found some mini air bags that I thought would work in place of the rubber puck in the swivel wheel housing. The Goodyear 1S3-13 air bag would work perfectly in place of the original rubber puck. Guess I need to git one and try it out. As the tire encounters a bump in the road, the action tries to compress the puck as it's moving the trailer up. The air bag would be able to absorb some of that energy before moving the trailer up.
I did check the tire pressure and it was 35psi. I'll give the air bag a shot first before I think about lowering the tire air pressure. Doesn't the tire heat up and fail prematurely when under-inflated based on a heavy load?
