Weight bearing points...
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Weight bearing points...
Hey all, for heavy loads (200 lbs say) pulled regularly, where will the primary stress point be? the bike mounted hitch; the mount from draw bar to hitch, draw bar, draw bar to trailer mount. The reason I ask is for my flat bed that I'm building. It is all aluminum and I have made a draw bar similar to the BAW ones. I was going to make a bike mount that attached to the frame, but have come across a DoggyRide bike mount and hitch. These attach to the bike at the axle and the draw bar receiver is the standard spring type hitch on store bought kiddy/pet haulers. The trailer it is designed for is rated at 120 lbs. Will I be the proverbial accident waiting to happen if I use the DoggyRide set-up on the end of my draw bar instead of the frame attached unit I was going to rig up?
Thanks in advance, Keenan
Thanks in advance, Keenan
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The old rule of thumb for 2 wheel trailers is that for controllability there should be 10-15% of the weight on the hitch.
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Oh, okay... thanks. I have since moved on and completed the trailer and have done several trips with just a basic 85 lb. load. Tomorrow I do the 24 mile round trip dog food run w/ same amount of weight of doggy food plus some groceries - load coming home should come in about 100 lbs. Pics of trailer to be posted in the 'post your trailer' thread later today.
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Looks nice!
You are hauling clothes in a different trailer in the other thread though. Did you already have a Burley? How did you end up connecting the new trailer to your bike?
You are hauling clothes in a different trailer in the other thread though. Did you already have a Burley? How did you end up connecting the new trailer to your bike?
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