TRAILER QUESTIONS ?

[SWAMPMAN]

hey guys, goin to utah in sept, and pulling my trailer.. the tent is heavy bout 160 # i woory a little bit about tipping it over,, i have had it off road and off camber a bunch.. and a couple of times i thought it was goin over,but it has always pulled though with out problems, i have no knowledge of the trails out there and am a little bit nervous , should i be ? or am i worrying for nothin,? i will be travelling with a group , overlandxj , mofo, and maybe others , this is what im working with

i know if i took the tent off for this trip i would have no issues, i could always use my little ground tent for this trip. but that would defeat the purpose . you know what i mean ?

 

[DrMoab]

You will have no issues at all on White Rim. HITR could give you a little trouble but I think with the help of a good spotter you will be fine.

It would help to know what trails you are running. If you say Moab Rim I'll say you are nuts.

 

[SWAMPMAN]

to tell the truth doc, im not sure all the trails we are doin.. overland and mofo are setting the route, im just gonna follow them,

 

[GSequoia]

How stiff are your springs when you've got a full load in the trailer?

My M416 likes to bounce around if it's running anything but a full load (damn milspec overbuilt leaf packs!) and I have pitched it onto it's side while pulling through a rutted area with an empty trailer. If the springs are working alright and you keep an eye on the trailer in the off camber areas I wouldn't worry much.

I haven't taken my M416 up anything really technical but with the exception of that one time I just referred to I've never had a problem taking it through rough areas.

PS - Do you have water in that trailer? If so mount it low as a counterweight to the tent.