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Old 10-05-2018, 12:54 PM   #41
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I've experienced my vehicle hydroplaning ( not while towing ), but how can you tell the trailer is hydroplaning?
Both my wife and I could feel the trailer hydroplaning and I could see the trailer sliding sideways in my mirrors
I have new tires on my tow vehicle and have not experienced this issue with my vehicle when not towing
On dry pavement the trailer tracks my tow vehicle without issue
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Old 10-05-2018, 01:07 PM   #42
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This is a new one to me, hydroplaning to me is like sliding on ice, you steer one way but the vehicle goes another way since it has lost traction and the momentum carries it. I'm not sure if there is sideways momentum while towing, wind can impact perhaps. I remember one time a gust of wind moved me and the trailer over one whole lane out in Wyoming, luckily no one was there, but the road was dry.
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Old 10-05-2018, 01:13 PM   #43
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When returning home from the Mississippi River Rendevous we encountered some heavy rains . Our trailer has the Rainier D rated tires and we expierienced some hydroplaning
which was rather scary
Has anyone else encountered this issue ?
Our past trailers had Goodyear or Carlisle tires which were quite stable in the rain
I haven't had this issue with any trailer, but it's not surprising. Trailer tires in general have poor tread patterns, and the small sipes in the Rainier tire don't look effective for water removal. The Rainier web page doesn't even list wet road performance in the features; that's somewhere well below wear and noise in the design priorities.
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Old 10-05-2018, 01:17 PM   #44
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Steve, since the Escape is a tandem axle, maybe you are experiencing something else not prevalent with the single axle Casita?
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Old 10-05-2018, 02:57 PM   #45
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One difference between the Casita and the Escape is tire loading. The tire sizes are similar, but the Escape 21' has twice as many and doesn't weigh twice as much, so the tires are more prone to lose contact with the road. Cars and light trucks have even more tire area for their weight, but also usually have much better tread designs for clearing water.
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Old 10-05-2018, 03:40 PM   #46
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I've not had an issue, not that I noticed anyway. Had the Radial Trails and now the Endurance, although a 5.0TA may well tow differently then a 21. What does a hydroplaning trailer feel like, sway?
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Old 10-05-2018, 04:19 PM   #47
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Steve says I could see the trailer sliding sideways in my mirrors which sounds to me something similar to sway when the tongue is too light and a semi goes by and sucks you over to the lane marker...
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Old 10-05-2018, 05:43 PM   #48
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I pull a trailer on slippery, icy roads a lot. The only time I have experienced swaying is when cornering where it can swing wide due to centrifugal forces.

Steve, how is your tongue weight? If to light it could be prone to sway.
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Old 10-05-2018, 05:56 PM   #49
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I pull a trailer on slippery, icy roads a lot. The only time I have experienced swaying is when cornering where it can swing wide due to centrifugal forces.

Steve, how is your tongue weight? If to light it could be prone to sway.

I thought we were talking about hydroplaning...
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Old 10-05-2018, 05:58 PM   #50
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I thought we were talking about hydroplaning...
The difference in performance is?
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Old 10-05-2018, 06:27 PM   #51
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Beats me. That's why I asked how Steve knows he was hydroplaning. I know what it feels like when driving my vehicle. And when that happens, I ease off the gas, keep the steering straight and wait until I feel I'm back on the road.
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Old 10-05-2018, 08:04 PM   #52
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Swaying is a continued oscillation in yaw of the trailer, relative to the tow vehicle. The trailer running wider than it should on a corner demonstrates a lack of traction, and is not swaying. Steve described the trailer sliding out to one side, not swaying back and forth.

Sliding on ice or snow and hydroplaning are effectively similar, except that hydroplaning is very speed-dependent.
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