Secrets to Blow-Out-Free Trailering
We live and we learn—especially now that there are enough of our trailers out there that we can start to see patterns and investigate them. It’s clear, for example, from a few blowouts and a lot of background research, that infrequent use is the number one enemy of trailer tires ...
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July 22, 2009
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
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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