A bizarre question
Nov 7th 2007, 6:22 pm
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A bizarre question
Right for all you caravaners/travel trailer people.
Why, when I see a caravan (travel trailer) here parked up, does it not have a little wheel at the front?
It's always a pole - no wheel.
The reason I am asking is our travelux hasn't got one - it's got the windey up pole but no wheel at the bottom for just moving it to hitch up.
I have asked this question on a Airstream Forum and have got completely confused and they reckon it's to do with weight distribution and such stuff.
I have seen boat trailers/toy haulers and other thing with the wheel but not travel trailers.
Can someone explain why in a sensible fashion that a 5th grader could understand? Because I am just not getting it it from the other forum - I think it may be a language barrier
Thank you
Why, when I see a caravan (travel trailer) here parked up, does it not have a little wheel at the front?
It's always a pole - no wheel.
The reason I am asking is our travelux hasn't got one - it's got the windey up pole but no wheel at the bottom for just moving it to hitch up.
I have asked this question on a Airstream Forum and have got completely confused and they reckon it's to do with weight distribution and such stuff.
I have seen boat trailers/toy haulers and other thing with the wheel but not travel trailers.
Can someone explain why in a sensible fashion that a 5th grader could understand? Because I am just not getting it it from the other forum - I think it may be a language barrier
Thank you
Nov 7th 2007, 6:31 pm
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Re: A bizarre question
We use to have one. Sold it this summer. It had a wheel on it.
But then ours was a tent trailer. Don't know if that makes a difference.
But then ours was a tent trailer. Don't know if that makes a difference.
Nov 7th 2007, 6:33 pm
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Re: A bizarre question
So I'm not going completly mad then?
Nov 7th 2007, 6:35 pm
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Re: A bizarre question
No, you're not going mad.
I can't imagin moving that thing around with the wheel. It very heavy.
I can't imagin moving that thing around with the wheel. It very heavy.
Nov 7th 2007, 6:39 pm
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Re: A bizarre question
I though the purpose of the trailer jack was to STOP it moving around in most cases
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Nov 7th 2007, 6:41 pm
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Re: A bizarre question
But you just lock the wheel - or I suppose remove it??
Nov 7th 2007, 6:46 pm
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Re: A bizarre question
The wheel on ours was removable.
