Homemade VW car dolly - What is a good tongue weight?

[mardak at cogeco.ca (Mark)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-
> bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of John Van Vuren
> Sent: January 16, 2004 7:38 PM
> To: Michael Abatzis; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Homemade VW car dolly - What is a good tongue weight?


> No, he is correct...   the inside wheel will turn slightly tighter
than
> the
> outside one.  It's called Ackerman angle, and is necessary because the
> inside wheel must follow a tighter "corner" than the outside.
> 
> Whether it's enough to affect towing on a dolly, I dunno...   I have
seem
> some dollies that have floating pads where the wheels sit.  Me
personally,
> I
> have a trailer   :)


Thanks for clearing that up John, I was beginning to think I was wrong
on that point...  On a normal car dolly that uses a belt system to tie
the wheels down there is enough "play" to accommodate any difference in
steering angle, BUT my plan was to make rigid wheel mounts (possibly
using a dedicated set of wheels) that get bolted securely to the dolly
(ie: ZERO movement).  I suppose I could design the mounts to move a bit,
but I'm still trying to figure out if this is all a non-issue...  I
could also incorporate a swivel into the design, but I'm trying to make
it simple as possible...

Thanks!

Mark.
80 S
81 S  2.0 ABA/JH/4K
75    Soon!



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