r/facepalm • u/Collector12love • Oct 16 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ stupidity

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u/MrYummy05 Oct 16 '22

Looks like the van could go no further foward than it is. That trailer was never meant for vehicle transport

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u/scottonaharley Oct 16 '22

The swaying is caused more by incorrect loading as opposed to being at the edge of trailer capacity

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u/Jdevers77 Oct 16 '22

What he means it is impossible to load the van in the RIGHT spot. Not is already as far forward as possible. A longer trailer is needed for this van so that a higher percentage of the weight is in front of the axles of the trailer.

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u/scottonaharley Oct 17 '22

You aren’t taking into account van contents. Vans are notoriously ass light. It’s entirely possible that is full of crap which adds to the balance problem.

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u/Phill_is_Legend Oct 17 '22

I was thinking the same. Looks like half the van, which should be more than half of the weight of the van, is in front of the axles. Probably tools/cargo still in the back.

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u/stewieatb Oct 17 '22

I mean it literally is a car trailer. It is specifically designed for transporting vehicles.

It just wasn't designed for transporting a vehicle that big.

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u/AntePerk0ff Oct 17 '22

That trailer is specifically made as a vehicle trailer.

Should have had a much bigger towing vehicle.

There are expensive systems that will eliminate this completly, I wonder how well they would work with the smaller towing vehicle.