[Rhodes22-list] Contraption?

[Peter Thorn]

BTW-

Does anyone know the actual tongue weight of their Rhodes at the ball?
4,000 boat and trailer x 13% = 520!  That is pushing Class V hitch and
certainly a lot of bounce on the rear bumper.

With a lighter tongue weight, do you get fishtail?  Does any use a Weight
Distributing Hitch?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Contraption?


> Rob,
>
> Naw....just hang a couple of those old barbell weights you quit using 15
> years ago on the front of the mower. :-) :-) On most mowers I've seen, the
> ball would be so close up behind the axle, that it would take quite a bit
> of tongue weight to make the front of the mower want to raise up.
>
> Rik
>
>
> On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:46:06 -0400, Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> > Hmm, now that Rik mentions it, my riding mower does have a ball on it.
> > Tongue weight might be a problem.  guess someone could stand on the aft
> > end
> > of boat to reduce tongue weight.
> >
> > - Rob
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rik Sandberg"
> > <sanderico at earthlink.net>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 9:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Contraption?
> >
> >
> >> Slim,
> >>
> >> What????? you mean you don't have a riding lawn mower???? I didn't
think
> >> anybody walked behind their lawn mowers anymore. Except me of course. I
> >> think you already know what to do. Get an old lawn mower, if you don't
> >> already have one and put a hitch ball on it. The tongue weight of an
R22
> >> shouldn't be much of an issue for most mowers.
> >>
> >> I did see a power dolley for moving trailers around in tight places a
> > while
> >> back on the TSBB. I didn't save the address though, 'cause I don't have
> > any
> >> use for such a thing. I would imagine you could probably find the page
> >> by
> >> google searching for "trailer power dolley" or something along those
> > lines.
> >> This was a powered deal that you walk with. Seemed like it had big wide
> >> tires so it would work in the grass. Bet a used lawn mower would be
> > cheaper
> >> though. If I get a few minutes, I'll see if I can find the link again.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps,
> >> Rik
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 01:15:49 -0500, Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I may have to store my boat in a new place this winter.  I've got a
> >> spot
> >> > in
> >> > my back yard but it's pretty tight.  This made me wonder if there is
> >> any
> >> > thing out there that would make tight maneuvers easier.  I'm
imagining
> >> a
> >> > contraption about the size of a lawn mower, that can take the tongue
> >> > weight
> >> > and still power the trailer around and turn sharply.  Is there such a
> >> > thing?
> >> > And if not, shouldn't there be?
> >> >
> >> > Slim
> >> >
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