Trailer snaking accident

[leswold]

Like others have said, glad you & gf walked away. Otherwise an interesting & informative thread, thanks for sharing Joe.

[H-A]

I have only once had a bad bit of snaking, trailer load of 20mm ballast.

 

I just eased off, and it settled down luckily, then stopped and shovelled some of the ballast forward to put more weight on the tow vehicle.

 

Problem solved towed well after that.

 

Glad you walked away from it, it is a nasty feeling when it happens.

 

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[Jonny69]

As quick update:

 

On my travels yesterday along the A14 I spotted a Landcruiser VX/Amazon on its wheels, facing the wrong way with a trailer on it's side, belly facing the opposite carriageway. It must have only just happened as there was only a tiny queue at this point.

 

I couldn't quite tell what the trailer was (As I only had a clear view of the underside) but it had two axles and a galvanised canopy so I assume it was for livestock, at least a 12ft long trailer.

 

So even if you have the right vehicle for the job you can still be in trouble.

 

He/she can't have been going very fast as the trailer was still attached, when I have seen bad towing accidents with trailers before everything is on its side and a couple of times I've seen the trailer come away as well.

 

Stay safe.

[monkeybusiness]

This is a great video showing the requirement for nose weight, and the detrimental effect a poorly loaded trailer can have on the towing combination's stability.

 

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[Steve Bullman]

Saw that earlier, pretty cool

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Saw that on FB earlier, really good demo!

[PeteB]

Good find Dan, best way to demostrate a situation!

[dumper]

Apart from the driving proper trailer maintainance and servicing helps greased and tight drawbar and brakes that work on all the wheels at the same time and force

[scbk]

Just to bump an old thread, saw this video on youtube, Land Rover towing a large Ifor:

 

 

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[monkeybusiness]

Back weighted trailer - exactly like the demo above.

 

I bet the Land Rover driver made a brown fish in his panties!