<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66025"><span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66025">That's the setup I currently have. I can't put it too much higher Hank or the hitch will be tilted up too much and not sit properly on the ball.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66026"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66075" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66074"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66073"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66072"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66071"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 31, 2018 7:44 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66077"><br><div id="yiv4397398353"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66082"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66081"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66080"><div></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66079">Jon,</div><div>You probably have a 2 inch drop hitch that slides into the receiver. You can remove the ball and flip it over, that will give you a two inch lift totalling a 4 inch lift. That will probably do the job.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1533061618142_66084">Hank</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 5:28:44 PM MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">No. The front axle is always closer to the frame whether hooked to the truck or just propped on the jack, level or not level. I just assumed that’s because the bulk of the weight is over that front axle. I don’t recall if it’s that way without the sub on the trailer. I will have to check again. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">The trailer is long which should help launch and recovery although I will probably still need an extension. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">--------------------------------------------<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">On Tue, 7/31/18, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer Issue<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> To: "Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 7:00 PM<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Jon, when the trailer is sitting on level<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> ground hooked to the truck, is the space between the axel<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> and frame the same on both axels. In your case 5% is a bit<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> light unless you have some weight in the back of the truck.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Looks nice on that trailer!Hank<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 4:24:22 PM<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Hard<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> to get a definitive answer about tongue weight, but after<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> some searching it does appear that 5% for boat trailers and<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> 10% for utility trailers is in the recommended range. I<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> pulled the sub back about 15 inches which got it to 5% and<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> then took it for a short drive. Based upon sound only, it<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> does sound like that forward spring is "topping<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> out" against the frame when I hit a dip in the road but<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> also recovering. When I stopped I could see that the<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> spring eye was not butted up against the frame, unlike the<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> other night when I had tongue weight at 10%. Not much of a<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> road test but I did get up to 55 without any hint of sway. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> I may pull the sub back another inch and then take it for a<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> longer road test tonight including the<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> highway.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> _______________________________________________<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> _______________________________________________<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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