I bought a used 4 star two horse slant BP 1995. I hauled my horses and the trailer rocks/shakes side to side. This happens even when I am not moving. It's not the horses moving around....
Posted 2009-07-04 6:41 PM (#107526 - in reply to #107523) Subject: RE: Trailer shaking
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Originally written by paint16h on 2009-07-04 7:12 PM
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I bought a used 4 star two horse slant BP 1995. I hauled my horses and the trailer rocks/shakes side to side. This happens even when I am not moving. It's not the horses moving around....
Posted 2009-07-04 6:46 PM (#107527 - in reply to #107523) Subject: RE: Trailer shaking
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To clarify:
This rocking is happening even when I am at a "stop" The horses are not moving around in the trailer either... It almost feels like the shocks arent working???
Posted 2009-07-04 8:02 PM (#107528 - in reply to #107523) Subject: RE: Trailer shaking
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I don't think that trailer has shocks.... Something has to be shaking the trailer, you, the horses, the wind, an earthquake, etc... It ain't going to shake from side to side, sitting still, all by itself, unless it's possessed or something.....
Posted 2009-07-05 12:08 AM (#107533 - in reply to #107523) Subject: RE: Trailer shaking
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Need WAY more details! Does it move with NO horses loaded? If not there is the answer, it is the horses or one of the horses moving, taking a step, moving his/her head, rubbing their butt or any little thing at all will rock that small of trailer!
The trailer has NO SHOCKS, it should have rubber torsion axles which will have NO movement at a stop.
Posted 2009-07-05 1:25 AM (#107536 - in reply to #107523) Subject: RE: Trailer shaking
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If this occurs empty... Loose lug nuts??? Bad Axle connections??? Broken frame??? With horses in it...you may have a BAD BALANCE POINT...and the horses are making your hitch connection LIGHT...
Posted 2009-07-05 10:10 AM (#107543 - in reply to #107523) Subject: RE: Trailer shaking
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Thanks. I will take it out empty today.To see what it does. It is a two horse slant and I had two horses in it when it happened. Can you please explain the hitch balance point issue?
Posted 2009-07-05 12:35 PM (#107546 - in reply to #107523) Subject: RE: Trailer shaking
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When the weight is practically perfectly balanced over the axles, the trailer will tend to porpoise, sort of easily rock from front to back........this is not what is desired.
Posted 2009-07-05 4:15 PM (#107555 - in reply to #107543) Subject: RE: Trailer shaking
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Originally written by paint16h on 2009-07-05 11:10 AM
Can you please explain the hitch balance point issue?
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With most 2H BP trailers you will not have an issue with too little a tongue weight. Most 4 Star slant load two horse trailers, have their axles located at the rear of the trailer. The front horse is well ahead of both axles, the second horse is located over the front axle. With any kind of a dressing room, there is usually more than enough weight on the hitch to tow correctly.
Trailer shaking
With horses in it...you may have a BAD BALANCE POINT...and the horses are making your hitch connection LIGHT...
