RE: [Chrysler300] Trailer Size?

I have to echo this because I see so many people driving our roads with trailers that are really badly balanced. It doesn't matter how you situate the vehicle in the trailer, what matters is the balance and keeping the majority of the weight over the axles. The goal should be attaining an appropriate tongue weight. Too much or too little weight at the tongue will be unstable and can cause your rig to fish tail and wander, not to mention the overall braking can be compromised significantly. I should mention though that if you have problems balancing a load, it's safer to place the weight on the tongue than hang it over the rear of the trailer.

Ryan Hill

To: jymopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; mwl1967@xxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: millserat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 10:53:40 -0600
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Trailer Size?

Weight issue depends on where your axles are - you want most of the weight on trailer axles - not on tow vehicle, especially with a bumper pull trailer (yes even if you have a frame hitch its commonly called a "bumper pull" trailer) . Yes you need some weight on tow vehicle - but not that much - see your owners manual as to max vertical load - it will be in the hundreds of pounds unless you have a big pickup - in which case I would definitely go with a goose-neck setup instead of a bumper pull. Incredible the difference in maneuverability and stability.

On 3/5/2014 10:26 AM, Jean-Yves wrote:

I agree with other post re trailer, go for 24 ft , 5200 pound axles and get
a driver side door.

300's are heavy up front , I would always put the car front first in the
trailer if you are going to travel any significant distance, for trailer
stability you want a little more weight in front of your axles , not behind
them...my 2 Cents...

As a side note, I pulled into a weight station in Canada once and they gave
me a warning ticket because ; with a regular drivers licence, which is what
I have, you can only haul up to 9,900 pounds,( I did not know that!) and
the trailer with 5200 axles totals 10,400! To fix this, they told me to go
to a DMV and get the trailer weight lowered to 9,900 pounds on the trailer
registration papers ...and that would make it all legal!!

This may not apply to the US...but if it does, and you buy a new trailer ,
you may want to check the towing limit allowed by a regular drivers
licence...

Jean-Yves.

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mwl1967
Sent: March-04-14 11:02 PM
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] Trailer Size?

Hi Everyone,

I'm sure this must have come up at some point in the past but I'd like
to open a discussion as to what to look for in a enclosed trailer sturdy
enough to handle the largest of the 300's. I currently have a 20' open car
carrier with a steel deck that weighs around 2300lbs empty with 3500lb
axles. Add a full size brute to that and I'm running at maximum. Shall I
assume an enclosed trailer same length will then need to upgrade to 5000lbs
axles to cover the weight of the car and the trailer? What about length?
Will a 20' enclosed give me enough room to get in front of the loaded car,
and down on the ground to work the tie downs up front? What about trailer
construction? Why is a Haulmark Edge twice the price of others? Do I need a
door on the drivers side of the trailer to get in and out of the car?
Appreciate any input.

Mike Laiserin

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