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Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:02:44 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Trailers
Comments: To: Larry Himli <lhimli@AOL.COM>
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At 11:00 AM 3/22/2009, Larry Himli wrote: >instead of a trailer I want to use a trailer hitch carrier....the scooter's >wet weight is 250 pounds. Comments?

If your carrier weighs 50 lb, then you will have exceeded the vehicle tongue weight rating of 165 lb by 80% -- actually much more because of the leverage involved when you're bouncing down the road.

Now if you rigged a couple of hard points up by the roof -- upper edge of the hatch, at the hinge points, maybe? -- and ran weight-bearing stays down to the outer corners of the carrier I bet you could stay within ratings just fine. But each stay and hard point would have to be able to bear maybe a third of the load plus bouncing. The conservative way would be to use a trailer, so the trailer suspension takes the bouncing.

-- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"


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