40' Diesel Pusher wandering on the road
Yesterday I talked to a guy who said he bought the above referenced rig new and sold it three months later because of how difficult it was to hold on the road. He said the wind blew it around severely...
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Cloud Dancer wrote:
This scenario has be played out over and over. It takes a qualified driver to simply test drive it, and tell you what you need in order to either fix the problem OR get rid of the problem.
One thing is for sure, the caster adjustment is worthless if the front end does not have sufficient weight(load) to produce caster authority.
If you take a empty shopping cart that has a front caster that wobbles like crazy,....just load up the basket and it will solve the problem.
Don't take my word for it, just try a few changes that make sense. But then, this would take someone who knows which chassis features produce good directional stability.
I like the term "caster authority". Having the experience of going from +3.5 degrees to +5.5 degrees caster even though at the same weight, I still think I know the feeling.
