Thread: Cant believe he didnt roll it! Trailer slide

Beginner's mistake 101, too much weight rearwards of the trailer COG. Towing trailers should be another class on your licence, after a rigorous training session. A lucky dude.

Agree with Bee Utey, car on the trailer the wrong way round for starters. Lucky he did not kill anyone.
On Bee Utey's license comment, I agree and will add - If you can not reverse a trailer then you should not be towing one

I would say the first problem is that he was driving a Subaru, as everyone knows that they are the most dangerous cars on the road. (aside from Camrys)
Second is that he does not know first gear from reverse.
Regards Philip A

Spot on

Yes had it have been elsewhere on a narrower stretch of road or even on the same road with usual day traffic (non holiday) im sure it could have hurt (or worse) alot of people

I agree people should be taught the dos and donts of towing.

Politly as i could, i explained to him what caused it. I was there when he unhitched without a jocky wheel! and the trailer popped up of its own.

It actually had negative ball weight!

And what about the fact that Foresters only have a 1600kg tow capacity
I know its only a little hatchback he's towing, but car and trailer's gotta weigh more than that?

So overloaded, and incorrectly loaded, wonder how the insurance claim will go.

Originally Posted by copba

And what about the fact that Foresters only have a 1600kg tow capacity
I know its only a little hatchback he's towing, but car and trailer's gotta weigh more than that?

So overloaded, and incorrectly loaded, wonder how the insurance claim will go.

True i was estimating that also

dunno - but the cops didnt stick around longer than a few minutes. No fine

Originally Posted by PhilipA

I would say the first problem is that he was driving a Subaru, as everyone knows that they are the most dangerous cars on the road. (aside from Camrys)
Second is that he does not know first gear from reverse.
Regards Philip A

Hi Philip. Just wondering why you think subarus are so dangerous. I have had 5 suby's (4 Foresters and one Leoni wagon) and have acumulated over a 1,200,000 trouble free K's in total. Including towing a 7x4'6 trailer to many outback locations. Never had a drama so far (current forester has 200,000 K's.
Maybe there is something going on that I and other friends (Suby owners) are unaware of. Lets know what you are aware of, as I am considering trading again soon.

Thanks
Rangy 01

When transporting cars on my trailer, we have always loaded them on backwards otherwise the ball weight would have been too great.
I think (and others will correct me) the ideal ball weight is ten percent of the mass of the trailer and load.
Some trailers (such as the one discussed in this thread) will require the vehicle to be loaded on forwards to get this ball weight.