Halloween Haulin'

[Volfandt]

I'm surprised at the single axle trailer. Balancing your load would be more important i would think.

My wife's awd car is twice the weight of a bx25, and 50% more wheelbase,yet with my single axle trailer hooked to it and a centered axle - if i back locate my 500 # rider( motor over axle and back wheels at back of trailer) - there is definitely upward pressure on the hitch and back tires of the car are far lighter weighted.

It's hard to tell from the pic but the majority of the weight is located between the axle and front tongue. Theres room for an additonal row of bales aft but I leave it open just for the reason you mention, I don't want any additional weight aft of the axle.

Kid's being kids theres always activity on the ride but they are instructed to remain seated and they do. The most stress the trailer and hitch setup sees is when riders mount and dismount. That 3500lb capacity trailer bends and creaks nearly as much as when I put my 1600lb BX on it (sans the FEL & BH) or when I load/unload mulch & other materials w/the BX23.

The trailer I use has a 3500lb axle and weighs in @ around 900 lbs empty. That leaves approx 2600lbs for the load. My riders, even the healthy ones don't approx that much weight
The trailer itself is built and designed to handle it's rated load on the highway @ highway speeds. All the components are thusly rated. I'm sure when the manuf designed the trailer w/a rear loading ramp that the 2" reciever was also designed to hold onto the ball whilst the fulrum effect is causing it to lift up during rear loading.
Course I'm not recommending to haul a trailer full of people down the highway at speed (please don't) But it works out fine on my property.

Dave

 

[RaydaKub]

It appears from the picture that you have --GASP-- covered up the warning label with that inverter. And such a dangerous huge bonfire!

 

[jonyyuma]

I feel that you will let us know the outcome from this event? Everything is so different around the country as to regulations and risks..

 

[oldballs]

Thirteen members of one family were seriously injured while on a hayride on a rural county road in western Missouri. The drunk young man has many DUI and fled the seen. So far no one died but the wagon was totaled. This was a full size tractor with lights pulling the group. So where can we hide or be safe from drunks? I've cancelled our public street hayride and will stay on private land around the bean field and hope no dope heads are hanging out in the bushes.

 

[snpower]

Here are some pics of the event. It went well. Neighbor down the street is a supervisor at the county policy dept. and I was assured there would be no "imperial entanglements"...