Why is Your Box Trailer so Hard to Tow? Part III
When it comes to towing ease and fuel economy, it’s hard to over-emphasize the importance of the frontal area and the drag coefficient of a particular trailer design. The frontal area of a trailer is simply how tall it is multiplied by how wide it is. But the drag coefficient can ...
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April 16, 2009
Why is Your Box Trailer so Hard to Tow? Part II
The force required to overcome wind resistance is given by: Air density factor (another constant) X Trailer air speed squared (a variable) X The frontal area of the trailer (a variable) X Trailer drag coefficient (a constant) ------------------------------------------------------------------ = Force required to overcome wind resistance If you look closely at the arithmetic above, a couple of things ...
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March 31, 2009
Why is Your Box Trailer so Hard to Tow? Part I
Since we’ve been in this business we’ve met some interesting characters and heard some pretty wild trailer towing stories. My favorite was the guy who couldn’t believe the gas mileage he didn’t get pulling his shiny new low hauler box trailer from Tennessee to Sturgis with a Suburban. I asked ...
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March 16, 2009
A Dozen Things to Think About Before Buying a Motorcycle Carrier
How big a tow vehicle will you need? How much will its drag cut your gas mileage? How will crosswinds affect it? What is the loaded tongue weight? Can you move it around by hand? Can you load/unload without it being hooked up? How hard will it be to hitch and unhitch? Was it designed to haul ...
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December 10, 2008
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