Posted 2015-10-30 6:55 AM (#165239) Subject: Trailer Turning Requirements
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Location: Humboldt, TN 38343
I am about to purchase my first 3h trailer with LQs. 31' towed with a long bed. GN. I live on a two lane state road with little room on either side and am concerned that my dive may not be wide enough to take the turn. Thoughts on how wide it needs to be? I have a bumper pull now and know the GN turns wider. Any information, help would be greatly appreciated. Thks
Posted 2015-10-30 9:57 AM (#165240 - in reply to #165239) Subject: RE: Trailer Turning Requirements
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Posts: 34 Location: Montello, WI
I live on a two lane road also. I have a 3 horse LQ with mid tack and its 35'. I can get out and into my drive but I have to hug the outside of the drive and road to do it. One thing I've learned is to not start turning at the last possible moment and then turn hard. The GN doesn't follow the truck the way a bumper pull does, they tend to pivot around their wheels.
Posted 2015-10-30 6:16 PM (#165242 - in reply to #165239) Subject: RE: Trailer Turning Requirements
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Posts: 1989 Location: South Central OK
You can also widen your driveway by adding another tin-horn or drainage tube and more gravel. Adding an angled driveway, that looks like a runaway ramp used in the hills, is another approach the locals use around my parts.
Posted 2015-10-31 10:55 AM (#165245 - in reply to #165239) Subject: RE: Trailer Turning Requirements
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Posts: 2953 Location: North Carolina
Here's a link to a trailer track calculator. It's metric but just convert your measurements to mm.http://toxiccelery.co.uk/Offtrack/What_you_need_to_know.html
Trailer Turning Requirements
