Posted by RLP in Co. on July 15, 2018 at 15:05:59 from (174.255.11.120):
In Reply to: Pickup bed trailer posted by John in La on July 14, 2018 at 18:11:05:
I have built three of them. The first was a Chevy with coil springs. Don't build one with coil springs. Top speed only 50 mph. The second was a Toyota. I made the tongue a little to short. Top speed 55 mph. The third one is a Toyota also. Longer tongue; good at any speed. The trouble with the small trailers, is that you can't get enough tongue weight. It is best if you make the hitch a little higher than the hitch on the tow vehicle, so that when you brake hard, it doesn't lift up on the rear of your tow vehicle. In other words the tongue should slope down, or at least level When it is hitched up. When you buy the truck box, make sure they leave enough frame to make a long tongue. This also makes it easier to back.
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