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<blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 30203" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>Dozer</p><p>If you go to a tridem, you must be vary careful the hitch height is right or the front or rear axel ends up over loaded. On a tandem trailer the axels can equalize a lot more.</p><p>Tridem trailers need to be set up so the truck carries more weight so when the equalizers can no longer move (because they bottomed on the frame) the tongue still does not get too light.</p><p>I have one with a 60/40 split to the center or the axel group (or 20% tongue weight, assuming the entire deck is carrying equal weight) It should have been at least 70/30 because it often has too little tongue weight and likes to whip. This is why you often only see tridem in a gooseneck trailer.</p><p>I had to adjust the hitch 3" high when empty so as the truck squats the trailer gets down to level or it is a complete pig to tow. Some day I'm going to cut the tongue of and extend the deck forward to balance it out.</p><p>That was not one of my better ideas.</p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skidsteer.ca, post: 30203, member: 307"] Dozer If you go to a tridem, you must be vary careful the hitch height is right or the front or rear axel ends up over loaded. On a tandem trailer the axels can equalize a lot more. Tridem trailers need to be set up so the truck carries more weight so when the equalizers can no longer move (because they bottomed on the frame) the tongue still does not get too light. I have one with a 60/40 split to the center or the axel group (or 20% tongue weight, assuming the entire deck is carrying equal weight) It should have been at least 70/30 because it often has too little tongue weight and likes to whip. This is why you often only see tridem in a gooseneck trailer. I had to adjust the hitch 3” high when empty so as the truck squats the trailer gets down to level or it is a complete pig to tow. Some day I'm going to cut the tongue of and extend the deck forward to balance it out. That was not one of my better ideas. Ken [/QUOTE]
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