Towing cattle trailer problems
- Thread starter Stej12
- Start date
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Weight too far to the back?
Hitch height?
Tyres under inflated?
You're an engineer so I'm sure you've taken these in to account
How long is the trailer? How much room do they have ?
RmfJ
Member
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
The trailer should run level
Short wheelbase landrover on offroad tyres at quite a low pressure with plenty of flex in them? Do you have an adjustable height hitch on the back? Is the rear suspension squatting much under the weight? (may need new or uprated springs) My disco 4 can be bad for being pushed around and that's on road tyres with air suspension and a lot more weight than a defender but 50mph is normally comfortable.
davidroberts30
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
Dp trailer tyres need 95psi
May need the partition if the beasts move to the rear and make the hitch light it unsettles the tow vehicle
May need the partition if the beasts move to the rear and make the hitch light it unsettles the tow vehicle
Timbo
Member
- Location
- Gods County
Nose weight sounds like its way too high or ya springs are tired, or the trailer isnt set up right
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
When loaded your trailer should sit an inch higher at the front than the rear. Adjust your hitch height to suit, if its ridiculously high empty sort out the landy springs.
- Location
- Yorkshire coast
Ours developed an unnerving weave when towing so we put some new bushes on the rods that connect the rear axle to the chassis. Bit extra wind in landy tyres also helped as well as running the trailer front tyres 2psi less than the rear tyres.