LSolheim
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After 13 years and with Amphi's odometer now having rolled past 103,000 miles, I am beginning the transition to an enclosed trailer versus flat towing, for at least major trips. I have had no issues, but as I scraped the mud off after the last two days of returning from Lake Havasu in a virtual monsoon (I think some "barn-find" cars have been cleaner) the value of the vehicle and the thought that there is more action in gathering-motel headquarters than at a the campground across the lake were the final deciding factors.
I have figured out most of what I am looking for in a trailer, but am still looking to identify actual vehicle weights. There is no local scale so I am looking to find if anyone has weighed and determined actual front and rear axle loading?
The curb weight of the Amphicar is about 2,400# and the "permissible" axle loads are listed as 1,130# (F) & 1,826# (R), but I am looking for actual axle loading with the car unloaded. Knowing these weights, with the Center of Gravity 50" aft of the front axle (and about 33" forward of the rear axle), I can calculate the needed position of the car over the trailer axles to control trailer tongue weight.
Thanks (& Happy Thanksgiving)! --Larry
I have figured out most of what I am looking for in a trailer, but am still looking to identify actual vehicle weights. There is no local scale so I am looking to find if anyone has weighed and determined actual front and rear axle loading?
The curb weight of the Amphicar is about 2,400# and the "permissible" axle loads are listed as 1,130# (F) & 1,826# (R), but I am looking for actual axle loading with the car unloaded. Knowing these weights, with the Center of Gravity 50" aft of the front axle (and about 33" forward of the rear axle), I can calculate the needed position of the car over the trailer axles to control trailer tongue weight.
Thanks (& Happy Thanksgiving)! --Larry
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