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Originally Posted by Sven7
I actually plotted this out in Alias with a 40' minimum turning radius and the rough dimensions of your truck. I put the boat tail's plan view taper at 10 degrees. It appears that your boat tail trailer will swing out LESS than the front end of your truck in turns. This is because the rear end does not extend as far from the rear wheels as the front does, and it's tapered to boot. You could probably even make the trailer longer if you keep the same angle.
In short, don't worry about it, as the trailer makes a smaller turning circle than your front bumper (by about 21"). 
If you were parallel parked next to a wall (or telephone pole, etc) and turned full lock to get out, you'd need the side of your truck to be at least ~8.5" away from the wall for your trailer to clear. Even factoring in the curved plan view of the average automobile (which in effect reduces the bumper's swing), I'd say that's pretty good. |
I appreciate the time you took to evauate my setup.
As I think about your reply, I want to make sure that you understand that this trailer setup isn't like a standard ball hitch trailer setup...it's connected at two points so it won't jack-knife at all.
I don't believe that my trailer will make a smaller turning circle that a ball hitch trailer will. As a matter of fact, my trailer will make a bigger turning circle than what my truck will make (as the trailer rear is about 9' beyond the rear tires)...that's why I need to turn tight into a corner to minimize any potential of making contact with anything to the outer part of my turn. When I'm parallel parked along the curb and I turn my steering wheel full lock, the trailer wheel will hop the curb.
I'll have to hook up Dark Aero and take it to a parking lot with lines and shoot some piccies to show you. I will measure out 8.5" from the lines to the outer part of my turn and show you how much travel over the line I git when the steering is cranked full.