Date:         Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:41:50 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: [NVC] Engineers: quick and cheerful vibration analysis?
Comments: To: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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At 09:06 PM 8/5/2008 -0700, Mike Elliott wrote:
>(WinXP) which could ride in the passenger seat, and /three/ business days
>in which to acquire the needed sensor (accelerometer?) as well as the
>software to display the ride bounciness.

Keep the tires pumped up to the trailer mfr's spec, and spend the
three days putting shocks on the thing if you care enough.  But the
most effective thing may be to put a decent load in the trailer,
because they're terrifically oversprung when empty.  My little
trailer (empty weight about a third of rated *payload*) spends a lot
of time in the air when it's empty.  Calms right down with a proper load.

David


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