Jack knifed at 50!

[gensetsteve]

What causes snaking apart from loading on the rear of the trailer?

 

I say this as I first had it on an evenly loaded log delivery. It was great fun, soon as I hit 55mph. Rest of journey I did at just under 50. I assumed it was a combination of trailer and all terrain tyres on the (courtesy car) Defender. But, then a colleague had the same vehicle when her usual vehicle was in for safety checks, she got the snaking unloaded, at 65, and whacked it into the central reservation. She got grief for it and was told she had crashed as she was a "silly girl". I ended up with the vehicle again shortly after and sure enough it was rolling from side to side at 40mph. Luckily I was ready for it and just snaked my way down the A3. Why on earth would it do this without a trailer?

 

This one I think is crap tyres or tyre pressures. All our trailers tow as good as gold at any speed steady as a rock unless badly loaded. If you have a feeling a vehicle is not like this then get it checked out dont just carry on at a lower speed. I have pulled ifor williams 16ft trailers around a race track empty at over a 100 miles an hour with out a twitch.

[Cracker]

Well, this one was definitely too much weight at the back, caused by my lack of concentration and diligence when loading. It was obvious when I unloaded the trailer yesterday. I am one very lucky individual!