Why do car trailers have an axle in the middle of its length and not two with front wheel steering?
With a car on the trailer and no truck around, you can't move the ting around as easy. This could be pushed around with a riding mower.
OK, back to work.
Because they are hard as hell to back up when attached to the vehicle.
yep. I agree ^^^ I pulled hay wagons as kid that are layed out like that. They also like to "wander" more when pulled down the road.
Grtechguy said: They also like to "wander" more when pulled down the road.
This is what I was going to say as well. The are fine for pulling around a field with a tractor (lots of room to turn around too) but at road speeds, not so much...
Because you're supposed to use a truck to move a loaded trailer, instead of your legs.
914Driver wrote: Why do car trailers have an axle in the middle of its length and not two with front wheel steering? With a car on the trailer and no truck around, you can't move the ting around as easy. This could be pushed around with a riding mower. OK, back to work.
Ever tried backing up an articulated trailer? You don't.
What everyone else said. One year I was helping out with a float in the local christmas parade that was rolling on this layout. It needed to be backed onto a concrete pad. Fancying myself quite the trailer parker from all those race weekends, I volunteered... And was quickly embarrassed.
^^^^^ same here. I thought I could back anything. At one of my summer jobs, we had a four wheel farm trailer pulled by an old Case tractor that was used to haul the empty dye drums to the landfill. I was the only one that would try. It took several attempts to even get it close.
OK, never thought of that; thank you.
Dan
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