Posted 2009-04-13 8:31 PM (#103311) Subject: How high can I raise the nose of my trailer?
Regular
Posts: 76 Location: WI
The back of my truck hits the under of the trailer if we are not careful. Rather than putting blocks under the axles, I was wondering if I can get away with just raising the nose up? How high past level can I raise it without it being a problem?
Posted 2009-04-13 9:10 PM (#103316 - in reply to #103311) Subject: RE: How high can I raise the nose of my trailer?
Expert
Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
The higher you raise the nose above level, the more weight you will place on your rear most axle. At some point this will become detrimental. The difference can be determined at a weigh station. Obviously, you would not want to exceed the weight bearing capabilities of your axle and or your tires.
Posted 2009-04-13 10:11 PM (#103324 - in reply to #103311) Subject: RE: How high can I raise the nose of my trailer?
Expert
Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
On my trailer, I bumped the bed rail on my new truck the first time I had a sharp turn on a sloping hill. I immediately went home and raised my gooseneck coupler to the next hole. ( which raised me from about 8" to 11" above the rails) This put me slightly above level. When I crossed the scales, My back axle was slightly heavier than my front. Both were well with in their rating, and the back axle was only about 400 lbs heavier than the front. I figured I could get that much variance just in how I loaded horses in the trailer. If I put the bigger horses in the back. So I stopped worrying about it.
Like the suggestion above. Make the change, load the trailer up and go weigh the axles.
How high can I raise the nose of my trailer?
