is ki maaaki kirkirri.. koi samjhao ye hauley ku.. ghaans khara kya mia
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Using Uhaul trailer for trackdays. yay or nay?
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is ki maaaki kirkirri.. koi samjhao ye hauley ku.. ghaans khara kya mia
SweetOnion
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lol... looks like 100 pounds to me. https://www.driverside.com/specs/toyota-camry-2009-23551-31410-0
Ofcourse its static rating. But logic does not exist here. They're busy showing their physics knowledge.... Good laugh
That is incorrect.
To calculate and external force you must consider the trailer or hitch carrier as a closed system and separate from the car.
The suspension in the car and trailer will help to reduce the acceleration as seen at the tongue/trailer interface but they won't eliminate it entirely (I think this is where you are confused).
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Hence i explained i wont go with the camry and its the spring that limit the rating. The frame can take more than 600lbs if the cargo limit is 1000lbs.
That's what I said, but some people when they ask for advice, they really want to show everyone that they already know the answer.
As i said i already acknowledge the force. But the tonque weight rating is measured at static. Note what i said about his analogy. Doesnt apply
I quoted your post (see below) which is incorrect. And I have shown why it is incorrect. I never said that the tongue weight changes, but your statement that bumps have no effect on the hitch is categorically incorrect.
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Ohhhhh I like that
It's pretty much what you described with the wood and brick jumping off a table.
that was fun
This didn't make sense before to me. I assumed this was about trailer tongue weight. If this is a hitch mount bike carrier, the bike weight is over the tongue and technically is the tongue weight.
Reading comprehension is important. I failed.
Yes and he assume the tongue weight will be different going over the bump. While the hitch tongue rating is static. His logic makes the rating moot.
Yes so why focus on the hitch tongue. I do believe the car frame load rating means its not an issue
Edit: i dont know the load rating of the suspension but i assume it need to be changed to accommodate the load ( weight distribution)
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I mean the rating is static. Its class 3 rating. The force will be on the whole object, assuming the hitch is part of the car frame
its not part of the frame.. its externally secured to it.... you better hope those bolts are rated for your INTENDED application.
i don't think a camry can even accept a class 3 hitch.. do correct me if i am wrong
The interface where the hitch mounts to the vehicle is probably one of the limiting factors to tongue weight (along with suspension maybe?!).
No matter how strong your fasteners are, the unibody may not handle the vertical weight.
I was also pondering a hitch mount carrier in the past. I was concerned with being towards the limit of my tongue weight capacity. The bike carriers appear to stick out a little further than where the ball would be. That could cause a leverage ratio issue which could put you over your tongue weight capacity. If tongue weight is measured at the hitch ball location, and the vertical load of the bike is further out than that, then there would an additional leverage arm moment to calculate. Because it was too close for comfort, I bailed on that idea.
No matter how strong your fasteners are, the unibody may not handle the vertical weight.
I was also pondering a hitch mount carrier in the past. I was concerned with being towards the limit of my tongue weight capacity. The bike carriers appear to stick out a little further than where the ball would be. That could cause a leverage ratio issue which could put you over your tongue weight capacity. If tongue weight is measured at the hitch ball location, and the vertical load of the bike is further out than that, then there would an additional leverage arm moment to calculate. Because it was too close for comfort, I bailed on that idea.
