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The average trailer price sold (pre-ttl) at IBEX is...
What is $6,700.00
A LaCosta heavy duty frame is made from this.
What is 6 inch heavy duty c channel
A properly loaded conventional trailer will commonly have approximately this percentage of its loaded weight on the tongue.
What is 10–15%?
The tow vehicle squats badly in the rear and steering feels light. The trailer may have too much of this.
What is tongue weight? Excessive tongue weight can reduce steering and braking control.
These trailer brakes use an electrical signal to actuate the braking mechanism rather than air pressure.
What are electric brakes?
Approximately, this many marketing leads are generated monthly
What is 1600+?
This rating represents the maximum allowable loaded weight of the entire trailer—not merely what the axles can carry.
What is GVWR?
A loaded trailer weighs 8,000 lb. Give the typical recommended tongue-weight range.
What is 800–1,200 lb?
At highway speed, a trailer begins oscillating side to side. Name one loading-related cause you should immediately suspect.
What is insufficient tongue weight / too much weight behind the axles?
This device allows the driver to control the amount of electric trailer braking from inside the tow vehicle.
What is a brake controller?
The CRM marketing close rate is under
What is 5%?
This rating is measured at the tire-ground interface and applies to the load-carrying capacity of an axle system.
What is GAWR?
A 10,000-lb loaded trailer has only 500 lb of tongue weight. What handling problem becomes a major concern?
What is trailer sway?
A salesperson verifies the trailer is below GVWR and declares it safe. What other major weight rating could still be overloaded?
What is GAWR?
Some modern trailer brake assemblies compensate for shoe wear without routine manual adjustment. What are they called?
What are self-adjusting brakes?
What is Rent-to-Own?
A 14,000-lb GVWR trailer weighs 3,360 lb empty. Ignoring added accessories, this is its theoretical cargo capacity.
What is 10,640 lb?
A 9,000-lb trailer has 1,800 lb of tongue weight. What percentage is on the tongue, and what is wrong with the setup?
What is 20%, which is above the typical 10–15% range?
The trailer sits significantly nose-high when hitched. What setup variable should be corrected before assuming the cargo itself is the problem?
What is hitch/ball height so the trailer tows level?
A heavy trailer uses compressed air rather than an electric magnet to actuate its foundation brakes. What system does it have?
What are air brakes?
The down payment for a 16x7x7 white through HMG is
What is $835.00
A trailer has a 14,000-lb GVWR and weighs 3,600 lb empty. A customer wants to haul an 11,000-lb machine. By how much would the loaded trailer exceed its GVWR?
What is 600 lb? 3,600 + 11,000 = 14,600.
Cargo is moved rearward behind the axles. Without changing total trailer weight, what generally happens to tongue weight and sway risk?
What is tongue weight decreases and sway risk can increase? CURT specifically notes that moving cargo in relation to the axle materially affects tongue weight.
A trailer's total loaded weight is acceptable, but one axle carries substantially more than its rated capacity. Is the setup acceptable?
What is no? Staying below total GVWR does not excuse exceeding an axle's GAWR.
On certain heavy trailers, this system helps prevent wheel lock during braking and maintain stability.
What is ABS / an anti-lock braking system?