Trailer Sway Test - Motor MythBusters - Car Show
Вставка
- Опубліковано 9 кві 2024
- Watch as we put the fishtailing trailer myth to the test! Will speeding up straighten things out, or will it end in disaster? Dive into our Trailer Sway Test and discover the importance of Load Distribution in this adrenaline-pumping episode. Buckle up for a wild ride!
-------
Dive into the world of Motor MythBusters, where science hits the road with hosts Tory Belleci, Faye Hadley, and Bisi Ezerioha. From Hollywood stunts to everyday car conundrums, this entertaining show uncovers facts with rigorous science, answering questions that captivate car enthusiasts and debunking myths with thrilling experiments.
-------
Welcome to Banijay Engine, your ultimate destination for adrenaline-fueled automotive content. 🚗🔥
Banijay Engine brings you the most thrilling shows centred around cars, featuring high-octane challenges, jaw-dropping builds, and intense competitions. Dive into the world of Scrapheap Challenge, where talented engineers turn scrap metal into mechanical marvels or join us for the exhilarating ride of Bangers & Cash, where classic car enthusiasts restore and auction off automotive treasures.
Subscribe to our channel and buckle up for non-stop action, incredible craftsmanship, and the best of the automotive world: www.youtube.com/@BanijayEngin...
#automotivecontent #automotiveworld #carshows - Розваги
carefuly decorating the inside of a camper trailer, then absolutely destroying it. Yup, they've seen plenty of Top Gear.
Rest in Peace Grant Imahara.. your legacy shall continue
He wasn't even in this show.
@@Okurka. yeah.. he passed away. 'Robotic Dept' got someone competent to fill in his role
The robotic guy seem like the only one of the cast that was hired for their competence and not to fill in a role. The EV "fan" seems to be more a fan of EV marketing than actual electric vehicles.
@@himarei come on.. give him a chance. he's new.. take some time to fit in..
I did the remote controll minivan over 5 years ago it was extremely hard to controll it lost signal I had to dive into it to stop it but not after running over a couple parking curbs tore out the transmission pan good times 😊
to stop trailersway , do not brake do not accellerate , you need to put youre foot off the gas and slow down slowly
if you try to countersteer it will amplify
if you hit the gas it will amplify
if you hit the brakes the trailer tries to pass the car
if you take the foot off the gas the swaying will slow and die out then pull over and stop hyperventilating then check everything over and if possible reload the trailer
ok we fit a rollcage safety harnesses and trainingwheels ... lets go
it was at this moment the found out that the truck didnt fit through the door no more
Their trailer sway was caused by being heavily rear balanced, and accelerating causes weight transfer to the rear. Im still not convinced, i feel like it would work if their trailer was properly balanced and the sway was from like wind, or a liquid sloshing around.
If the sway comes from wind or liquid sloshing it would just resolve itself by maintaining the same speed, so by accelerating you might just straighten out a little quicker. The point of the myth is exactly that people think you can accelerate out of improper load distribution sway, wich you cannot. The only way to safely stop a rear heavy trailer from swaying is to let off the gas and brake lightly while holding the steering wheel tight and straight. (I drive a tractor-trailer so I know what it feels like when a gust of wind pushes the trailer into a sway.)
I've had trailer sway start. Mostly due to a soft left front spring and entering a curve slightly too fast on a down hill. I got out of it by: 1 straightening the wheels (I was on the inside lane of 2). 2: slight tap on the accelerator. This did pull the hitch straight 3: brake to lose about 10 mph. Now steer into the curve.
Note an emphasis of a slight tap on the accelerator - maybe a tenth of a second.
I was much more cautious about curves with that rug on that trip. It was also the last trip that vehicle made towing. The tow vehicle outweighed the trailer by a small fraction as it was loaded as well as the trailer.
Rolled the fuck out of my car when the road suddenly turned to just gravel while going over a hundrel and fishtailed, roller quite quite far, very lucky. Craziest part was i was stranded after until an Amish family in horse drawn carriage rolled on by and took me to a service station so i could arrange a tow, it was rather surreal as i was quite dazed at the time and not entirely sure i wasnt hallucinating lol.
13:10 Well, technically the trailer stopped swaying. Myth confirmed? 😅
wtf? thats Mythbusters now?
This is a spin-off show called “Motor Mythbusters” which lasted a single season and dealt exclusively with automobile myths.
This is why, when I towed a trailer it said to stay below 45 mph.
You can make a T-shirt and or a decal.
If you don't wanna your trailer to sway
under 45 you must to stay.
That’s a clean ass 2nd gen. Dodge ram for the win when it comes to truck
this is why when towing a car on a traier the heavy part of the car should be closest to the towing vehicle.
You let off the gas, do not hit the brakes, don't fight it too much, no sudden moves, it will coast back to normal. After that stay at 45 mph til you fix your trailer.
I love willow springs one of the best tracks I go there often 😊
So it's not abandoned?? I got so worried because it looks like it's just been left to rot
@valmoon4095 No, it's open. The dirt ends up on the track, so on closed track days, it looks like hell. They have their open days listed on their website
It probably depends on the E.V. and the voltage regulator going to the speed controller module 😊
Ok from my experience it worked for me in the 1990's i had a 89 chevy k1500 pulling a u-haul 6 x 12 box trailer i had no idea what i was doing i put my toolbox and all my steel plate in the back thinking if i didn't it would rip my trailer hitch off (i was young) at 60 mph the trailer started to sway bad so i floored it and it Straightened out but as i slowed down it started to sway again so again I floored it and when it straightened out i slammed on the breaks locking my wheels until i came down to about 40 mph them i pulled over and moved my stuff around in the trailer and it didn't happen again
Yup you can accelerate out of it, if you dont have trailer brakes. Id use trailer brakes first over skinny pedal.
Trailer sway really doesn't kick in until you exceed 80 kph (50 mph), and gets worse the faster you drive. If you have a trailer that's balanced marginally and wants to start swaying when you reach 100 kph, you can drive it safely just by dropping the speed to 80 kph or lower. This is the reason why in most of Europe, there is a trailering speed limit of 80 kph. NEVER NEVER NEVER try to accelerate out of trailer sway. Hit the clutch, don't touch the brakes (unless you can add some trailer brakes without activating the truck brakes), and coast it down to lower speed.
If anybody actually thinks that you can "drive through" trailer sway, they are likely making a false connection with BOATS (something commonly carried ON trailers). Some boat hull designs can start rocking in a way that superficially seems like a trailer sway, but with those hull designs, you CAN accelerate out of it. These are typically hulls that have multiple levels of "flats" -- if its riding in between levels, it can rock, but if you speed it up, it will lift to the next level and smooth out. Be very careful with this idea though, because a boat that is overpowered could try to ride above the last set of flats, which means it will eventually flip over and kill you if you try to go even faster.
Lippert males a electronic sway control. And Ford has a built-in sway control. This works by applying the electric breaks o. The trailer to cancel the sway.
From driving large trucks, do not excellerate or brake heavy. It is best to just take you foot off the excellerator and ket the vehicle gradually get under control then stop and check you load.
What the hell is excellerate
Something to do with Microsoft Office... @@CysMix1
Cross some chains over the tongue of the hitch and attach to truck to prevent the trailer from ejecting into traffic lol
@29:43 - I doubt that "voltage to the motor" (as the battery depletes) is the actual reason, and I have 50 years in electronics to argue that fight .. rather likely the controller software. Not that i don't buy the actual myth confirmed. On the other hand .. those seconds lost would not be noticeable to all but the total assholes of daily commuters.
I think it's probably programmed like that as well.
I agree with you I remember looking at a voltage to charge level graph of average Li-ion batteries and they stay pretty close to max voltage until they are basically dead. so those batteries will be able to provide full or nearly full power until it's at like 10% but it also makes sense that the motor controller would be set to scale down towards eco mode or lower when the battery's are below a certain percentage. as I believe the thinking behind this is the only reason the batteries would be that low is that they are still trying to get to a charger, so minimizing power draw will give them the best chance to get to that charger before the battery voltage does drop off the cliff.
You should drive that truck, it would be way different than driving it remotely without feeling the truck. Even average driver on video from real situation kept it longer.
FWD could have done better in this, but over all clutch is what is needed. If unsure, clutch in and steer to direction you want it to go. Do not over steer or push brakes.
If you installed a ram steering and disconnect the pitman arm. Then using remote hydraulic valves. You can steer it.
how have i never heard of this one before?
Acceleration with jumping bed in rear wheel drive truck😂 good luck😅
The only way to correct a swing trailer is to have a break on the trailer and or stop accelerating in the vehicle you're driving do not break
Normally a trailer is chained to the vehicle bumper
5:54 How not to use an acetylene torch. Never aim the flame at the gas lines.
Try welding a highly pressurized gasoline pipeline.
With the EV you're using power mode you need to use the normal mode
Rose has some serious problems. Mental health issues. Nobody would joke about their friends/coworkers like he did. "Just get new friends" loyalty is not it's stealth. If I were one of the other cast members I would ask for them to be dismissed and fired on the spot.
Dont accelerate or hit the brakes during trailer sway let the vehicle coast till you can regain control or stop.
I wonder how many hundred more people are going to say this same thing.
@wingerding every one who has been trained or has ever had trailer sway will
Even fire dept.s can't get em put put safety fire science has proved it thier dangerous poses
You seem to be quite the intellectual.
@@Okurka. Lol what about "get em put put safety fire science has proved it thier dangerous poses" didn't you understand?
MOPAR OR NO CAR
The EV was faster accelerating at 25% charge than the petrol and faster over 3 laps as well at 25% charge than the petrol one I have a 11 year old Nissan Leaf and at full charge and 10 % charge it has the same 80 kw 1/2 the power of the cars you used and 1/3 the power of a base Tesla model 3
You need extra fuel to go with the oxygen in the NOS the steering chain was loose. if the sway starts at higher speed you need to get below that speed.
1/10 of a thousandth...?
aka a ten-thousandth.
What about a motorcycle speed wobble speed up slow down ?
just let go of the steering handles, plenty of videos of that on YT.
Pop a wheelie, of course.
Evs blow up or burn not safe need get ride of em send em back to the scrap yard
What a Motley Crue of a cast lol. Big gay black man, goth chick with parasol, creepy long blonde haired skinny rock guy, and really old and heavier tory handing out the orders to a 13 year old child mechanic...
Where's Kari?
Lol single minded much? Everyone is missing but Tory...
I can't believe they replaced Grant with a black guy and Kari with an emo chick.
So, already very limited range but also only three quarters of the charge must be used. What a useless piece of crap.
I HAVE ALLWAYS BEEN TOLD 2 STOMP THE BRAKES 4 SPLIT SECOND AND HAS ALLWYS WORKED IN MY EXPERIANCE
Seems like a great way to fly off the highway... lol
Was that the same guy who told you to always press caps lock?
dis is so dumb
What's a tenth of a thousandth? Isn't that what we call a hundredth?? What is this litter? Using the Mythbusters name?
A tenth of a thousandth is a ten-thousandth.
Decimals are hard.
@@RB-bd5tz one tenth of a thousand is one hundred.
@@Iaintwoke Yes. And each place further to the right is one-tenth smaller; this includes the places to the right of the decimal. [Edit: one-tenth the size; not one-tenth smaller.]
@@RB-bd5tz perhaps I misheard what he said but it sounded like he meant a hundredth. Whatever, if he meant a ten thousandth why not just say that? I just don't like these episodes.
You aren’t Grant, you aren’t funny, too many puns. Leave this place for you are not the real mythbusters.