Can someone chime in as to what is considered a safe distance that the front of my bow is to the back of my son's Expedition. I am in the process of moving my boat further forward on my trailer to give me more tongue weight.
if it gets under 6" you will need to pay CLOSE attention on uneven ground.....over a foot you're gtg short of running the Baha 1000 course.
We once put a bow pulpit through the back window of a suburban towing a 28'er through a small drainage ditch in my buddy's back yard heading to the 'engine pullin tree'..... He had towed a couple thousand miles on flat ground with no issue.
I have an Expedition too. The first time I adjusted my trailer to make it fit in the garage easier I couldn't open the lift gate in back. That sucked. I moved it back the extra couple inches an it's worth it for the convenience.
I have an Expedition too. The first time I adjusted my trailer to make it fit in the garage easier I couldn't open the lift gate in back. That sucked. I moved it back the extra couple inches an it's worth it for the convenience.
That is the key dimension!
If you cant open the hatch; you're too close.
As long as none of the boat is in front of the ball, it won't hit anything in a sharp turn either. :joyous:
it's when the front tires of the tow rig go up a steep driveway and the rear ones drop down before going up into a gas station that you could find trouble
I am a newbie at this trailer stuff so listen to others first. I consider the minimum safe distance to be that a 90 degree jack knife can't touch the tow vehicle. I know I am never going to turn a corner that is going to require more than that.
What JB said. Ends of the bunk should be flush with the transom so move the boat and winch post back, then the axle too until you got proper tongue weight.
That is true unless you have a trailer that is unappropriate (too long) for your boat, which happen more often than not.
I am a newbie at this trailer stuff so listen to others first. I consider the minimum safe distance to be that a 90 degree jack knife can't touch the tow vehicle. I know I am never going to turn a corner that is going to require more than that.
it's when the front tires of the tow rig go up a steep driveway and the rear ones drop down before going up into a gas station that you could find trouble
^^^+1 As stated above the transom should be flush with the back of the bunks. Once you have got that done move the axles towards the rear of the trailer to add tongue weight and towards the front of the trailer to decrease tongue weight.
That is the key dimension!
If you cant open the hatch; you're too close.
As long as none of the boat is in front of the ball, it won't hit anything in a sharp turn either. :joyous:
