Trailer snaking accident

[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!

[Daniël Bos]

Looks like that big lump of steel sticking out the back may have had something to do with that...!

[richy_B]

Looks like that big lump of steel sticking out the back may have had something to do with that...!

Indeed! The weight distribution would appear to be way out. Looks like he got away with it though damage wise. When I was a passenger in a 'snake' we were pulled onto a gravel/soft verge and flipped. Now that was a brown pants moment!

Edited May 5, 2017 by richy_B

[Joel77]

I don't think 90,s are any good for towing big trailers there too short better off with 110 towing hight and getting the waight in the bight place is the main thing along with the right speed

 

Local on slow roads you'll get away with most things but on motorways at speed things can get really bad rally quick