Towing question
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Towing question
Today I was pulling a gooseneck with my tractor on it and it seemed like the trailer rocked back and forth at times. It only did it on acceleration not on the brakes. I pulled the trailer with my brother-in-laws dually last week and it didn't rock any. My gooseneck plate is welded to the frame and is SOLID. Any ideas?
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Not sure. You and I have very similiar trucks and I pull a 5th wheel and a 16' gooseneck alot and mine has never rocked. Just thinking if the tractor had a bushog or heavy attachment on it it may cause it to rock. Not sure why it only did it on acceleration though.
Another thought: If you had no attachment on it maybe the rear wheels were too far back on the trailer and there was not enough tongue weight. I bet that was what was causing it.
Another thought: If you had no attachment on it maybe the rear wheels were too far back on the trailer and there was not enough tongue weight. I bet that was what was causing it.
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I try to center the rear tractor tires between the two axles of the trailer(that was how I was told to put it) Should I pull it up a little next time? I only had hay forks on it.
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Yeah sounds like you didn't have enough pin weight (weight on the truck) and the trailer was back heavy.
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I tow and old Jubilee and when I don't have an attachment I usually back it on. But don't put too much weight on the truck.
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if you have easy access to a scale you can park the truck on it and adjust your tongue weight that way, note how much the truck settles and you can ball park it for any weight load from there, just make sure the trailler isnt on the scales....
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Yeah, watch the weight forward thing. My dad flipped a trailer load of logs that was loaded rear heavy (8' utility trailer with 12' logs) and a friends dad flipped trailer and truck the same way. The trailer hitch and chains broke free in my dads case but it had him up on two wheels for a second. Scary stuff as I was behind him with my uncle. I've heard rule of thumb is 60% weight forward. Without overdoing tongue weight of course.
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