Grimbo, you guessed it, driver stupidity; over inflated tires, articulation hitch, water crossing, 10 yr old son wants me to go faster, two water holes, the trailer hits a rock under the water, bounced from right to left, hits another rock on the left which spins the trailer in mid air. The good news is the damage is minimal. The trailer flipped in mid air and landed on the top. I have a scratched fender (rolling it back on to the wheels with the winch) and the RTT hinges are bent. That's it. The trailer was bouncy, and I kept saying to myself I will air down the trailer tires when we stop, but I didn't remember. If the tires where aired down, and I approached the water holes slowly, this would
not have happened. Total driver error/stupidity.
The articulation hitch played an interesting role (or roll
). This was my first trip with the articulation hitch and it seemed to add to the ease of the roll, since it didn't give resistance and the simple momentum spun the trailer rather than a couple of bounces it completely flipped. My buddy was behind me in his FJ, he said he pulled a lot of trailer and he has never saw a trailer do that...
Two weeks from now I'll test it again on the Alpine Loop outside Ouray, CO. :REOutCampFire03::smiley_drive:
