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you can get a trailer adapterIt a round 7 pin, husband plugged in one his son had and it worked, guess I’ll need to change the one on the trailer.
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you can get a trailer adapterIt a round 7 pin, husband plugged in one his son had and it worked, guess I’ll need to change the one on the trailer.
Don’t need an adapter, trailer is 7 pin, car is 7 pin. It just doesn’t go in far enough like it bottoms out before it snaps inyou can get a trailer adapter
What sway bar do you use?That’s a beautiful trailer and setup MYLR. Here’s the Palomino Solaire 147x I spoke about earlier in the thread. We’ve put over 600 miles on this setup already, including a trip over the I90 Cascades pass and back. So far so good.
(In the picture the jack is suspended about an inch over the wood block, which means the full weight of the hitch is being supported by the car, so you can see the effect the trailer has on sagging the back of the car - which in my opinion is very minimal. We don't have a weight distribution system, but do normally use a sway bar that is not installed in this photo.)
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there's a single screw in the middle that holds the housing, remove that, and see what the connectors look like. also on the trailer connector, make sure there's no plastic sticking up. looking like a half circle. Also on the trailer side, the slot that aligns, make sure that isn't deformed.Don’t need an adapter, trailer is 7 pin, car is 7 pin. It just doesn’t go in far enough like it bottoms out before it snaps in
i don’t see a screw in the middle of this connector on the Y. We took the housing off the plug to remove any issues with moulding but it just wouldn’t go down far enough to seat and click into place. We ordered an extension to hopefully connect and extend the connection since it was a close stretch.there's a single screw in the middle that holds the housing, remove that, and see what the connectors look like. also on the trailer connector, make sure there's no plastic sticking up. looking like a half circle. Also on the trailer side, the slot that aligns, make sure that isn't deformed.
No I do have the existing wiring installed as bought the hitch option with the car. Was swapping out the factory installed hitch for the Drawtight one made for the model Y. It doesn't have an integrated outlet like the factory-installed hitch so was looking for options to mount. I can extend the factory installed connection with the adaptor but will bounce around a bit unless mounted I suspect.The adapter worked to increase the length of the connector to the trailer and plugged into the existing 7 pin connector but if you don’t have a 7 pin wiring installed, I don’t see how the adapter will work for you. My Y came with the 7 pin connector installed, we just couldn’t get our trailer connector to snap into it without the adapter I got from the link.
Airstream has announced the “eStream” trailer with an 80kWh battery and two motors driving the wheels. See Airstream/Thor introduce the eStream conceptTesla needs to get ahead of the curve and start designing structural battery integration into flat bed trailer frames.
Typical frame is 2600~7600 lbs, some in excess of 26k lbs.
Since each powerwall 2 is 275 lbs, and only ~14kwh, they need to figure out how to get 10+ units integrated into the frame structure itself, vs "add batteries" to existing travel trailer configurations designed for full holding tanks and only a couple hundred lbs of gear.
Tesla builds the frames. Trailer manufacturers use the frames from the frame up... granted, I dont see Tesla playing well with licensing or sharing the intellectual property on integrating SW easily with a Travel Trailer ecosystem.
Pop some motors and regen on a dual axle = car and trailer regenning downhill. Motorized support going up steep grades = smaller vehicle required.
And the great kicker... allow the car to pull current from the trailer batteries in transit for extended ranges.
Please post questions about the Airstream “eStream” concept vehicle in the thread I linked to in my post just before yours. See Airstream/Thor introduce the eStream conceptHow is the power throttle controlled to the trailer wheels? Does the trailer sense the pull on the hitch from the car and power itself accordingly? Or is the throttle wired into the car throttle?
I saw that trailer and went YESSSSS! Someone read my post and made it a thing!!!!Please post questions about the Airstream “eStream” concept vehicle in the thread I linked to in my post just before yours. See Airstream/Thor introduce the eStream concept
My post was an attempt to direct any discussion about the post by @Jjrss to that thread. Thank you.
I would imagine it senses being pulled and adds boost. There are also potentially electronics in the tongue itself that engages coasting/regen as well as electric brakes if enough compression occurs (non-electric hydraulic trailer brakes work in this manner)How is the power throttle controlled to the trailer wheels? Does the trailer sense the pull on the hitch from the car and power itself accordingly? Or is the throttle wired into the car throttle?
that's exactly how it works... Another company already made a trailer just like this several years ago. It basically enabled being able to tow the trailer with a car that wasn't designed to tow it. (At least that other company I mentioned). They advertised it as being towable with any vehicle that has a 300 pound towing capacity. (Not sure what the tongue weight was on that trailer tho, but I specifically remember it said you could tow it with most any sedan). The issue tho, is if you run the batteries too low, you are basically dead in the water, becuase when the batteries are low, the trailer is not towable by said vehicle anymore.I would imagine it senses being pulled and adds boost. There are also potentially electronics in the tongue itself that engages coasting/regen as well as electric brakes if enough compression occurs (non-electric hydraulic trailer brakes work in this manner)
If your wheel motors can drive assist/self propel they can also level detect/adjust which offsets the tongue weight, making it almost negligible... until of course your battery dies. Hydrogen Fuel cell "could" exponentially increase the range however.that's exactly how it works... Another company already made a trailer just like this several years ago. It basically enabled being able to tow the trailer with a car that wasn't designed to tow it. (At least that other company I mentioned). They advertised it as being towable with any vehicle that has a 300 pound towing capacity. (Not sure what the tongue weight was on that trailer tho, but I specifically remember it said you could tow it with most any sedan). The issue tho, is if you run the batteries too low, you are basically dead in the water, becuase when the batteries are low, the trailer is not towable by said vehicle anymore.
Thanks to everyone sharing in this thread, it’s been very helpful. After looking for awhile we purchased a used Little Guy Tag teardrop trailer this last week. View attachment 769599