MinivanFan
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I so I'm starting to haul loads of wood but I have a few questions.
1 What is a safe speed to pull a trailer at? Empty I can do 45mph but I don't like going any faster. Loaded if the road is in good shape I can do 40 but most of the time I doing more like 30. I see guys with landscaping trailers going faster but then again they have a truck and brakes on their trailers.
2 Is it normal for a trailer to rattle and bang (and sometimes jump in the air a little) when it hits even small dips in the road? Maybe too much air in the tires? I have the tires at 48psi and the tires say 50psi on them. It is a pain driving through quite areas with a trailer making crashing sounds every few seconds.
3 the trailer I'm using has a ramp but also tilts (part of the reason way it makes so much noise), would it be a good idea to weld it so it doesn't tilt? Because it has the ramp the back is heavier then the front.
4 sometimes (mainly at higher speed) after hitting a bump the trailer will start to sway back and forth. Should I look into getting one of those swaybar things?
5 What would be the best brake system to put on the trailer? I don't want to spend a whole lot of money but I think considering I'm towing with a minivan it really would be a good idea to get brakes.
One other thing, my dad had new tires put on the voyager not too long ago and now it rides a little lower which means the hitch is lower. how inportend is it that the trailer be level?
Any ideas/thought/comments?
1 What is a safe speed to pull a trailer at? Empty I can do 45mph but I don't like going any faster. Loaded if the road is in good shape I can do 40 but most of the time I doing more like 30. I see guys with landscaping trailers going faster but then again they have a truck and brakes on their trailers.
2 Is it normal for a trailer to rattle and bang (and sometimes jump in the air a little) when it hits even small dips in the road? Maybe too much air in the tires? I have the tires at 48psi and the tires say 50psi on them. It is a pain driving through quite areas with a trailer making crashing sounds every few seconds.
3 the trailer I'm using has a ramp but also tilts (part of the reason way it makes so much noise), would it be a good idea to weld it so it doesn't tilt? Because it has the ramp the back is heavier then the front.
4 sometimes (mainly at higher speed) after hitting a bump the trailer will start to sway back and forth. Should I look into getting one of those swaybar things?
5 What would be the best brake system to put on the trailer? I don't want to spend a whole lot of money but I think considering I'm towing with a minivan it really would be a good idea to get brakes.
One other thing, my dad had new tires put on the voyager not too long ago and now it rides a little lower which means the hitch is lower. how inportend is it that the trailer be level?
Any ideas/thought/comments?