[Rhodes22-list] Axle locattion

[Tom Van Heule]

I agree the forward measurements are more critical.

I was scratch my head at 79" going, hey this is like 184".... LoL (wanted
to measure ball to axle)

On Thu, May 20, 2021, 10:11 AM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> By looking at these old drawings, I guess the datum point/benchmark really
> should have been the center of the ball socket, which would have better
> standardized the tongue weight (and balance). That would have to assume the
> coupler and extension lengths were somewhat uniform.
>
> Measuring the axle position from the rear of the trailer frame or the rear
> bunk support is not the best reference.
> Also, the angles of the bunks are a little off (I was never good at trig).
> Thankfully my carpenter's calculator has a rise over run function. The
> angles for the bunks are closer to 22.5° in the rear and 37° in the front
> (from horizontal).
>
> I seemed to remember there was approximately a 6" difference in axle
> positions between owners' trailers, but most reported the more rearward
> dimension so I changed the drawing. There may be early drawings of the
> trailer in the archives before I edited the drawing which show the forward
> measurements..but I do not know.
>
> Todd T.
>
> On Thu, May 20, 2021, 10:46 AM Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Graham, my boat is an '86 and the trailer that came with the boat is a
> > Triad.. Therefore I must assume the trailer is an 86 as well. I just
> > measured from the end of the trailer to the center of the axle and it is
> ,
> > DRUM ROLL  . . . . . . . . . 75 1/2 inch. Sorry to add to the confusion..
> > My front end measurements may also be off. I had the extension bar
> replaced
> > and last year added a braking system which added to the length of the
> > extension with a brake actuator.  Mike is the second generation in the
> > trailer company and I am sure the trailer has evolved over the years.
>  You
> > know that Stan is always tinkering with something. I think my trailer was
> > manufactured in Connecticut . The newer trailers are made in NC.
> >
> > Best of luck
> > Cary
> >
> > On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 9:33 AM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I just measured the location of my axle and compared it to the drawings
> > > prepared by Todd and found that my axle is 7" forward of what the
> > drawings
> > > specify. That strikes me as a pretty significant difference. I am
> > wondering
> > > if the others who have found it impossible to get their boats far
> enough
> > > forward might also measure the distance between the back of their
> trailer
> > > to the center of the axle to see if this is the reason for the
> > difficulty.
> > > The drawing stipulates that this distance should be 70" but mine is
> 77".
> > >
> > > Does anyone know whether this dimension changed at some time between
> > older
> > > and newer iterations of the boat?
> > >
> > >
> > > Graham Stewart
> > > Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
> > > Kingston Ontario
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>