New 5th wheel doesn't tow well
I just bought a brand new Jayco Eagle HT 30.5 MBOK. Unloaded weight is 9635 lbs, max loaded is 11950 lbs. Dry hitch weight is 1795. Optional 16" wheels with Goodyear tires. My TV is a stock 2013 GMC ...
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Hannibal wrote:
I've always thought more about the trailer's suspension with chucking when we had our 5'ers. The chucking you feel is the trailer bouncing. Not enough to see but enough to feel. Trailer suspension is unusually stiff so shocks on the trailer may or may not help. Trailer tires are usually filled to max sidewall pressure and bounce on uneven roadways like concrete highways. Nothing you do to the truck is going to stop it. A shock absorbing hitch or pinbox is likely the best you can do. We just lived with it as part of towing a 5th wheel.
X2!
This is why I worked to get the 5er level, put shocks we now have very little feeling of chucking. Now a Mor-Ryde would likely get rid of the rest.
Work on the root cause FIRST don't go straight to the air hitch or pin box.
