Ball Height Adjustment Questions
Greetings all, I have a Fastway e2 weight distribution hitch (non-round bar type). Was originally setup for a Honda Pilot about a year ago. We got a new vehicle and when connected the tongue is ...
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240vPlug wrote:
This vehicle (a Rivian R1S) tow capacity is 7700 lbs so quite a bit more than the pilot. The trailer is a 22 Apex 245 BHS with a dry weight of about 4700 lbs. With our stuff, a couple gallons in black/gray tanks, and full propane its probably slight over 5000 lbs.
While towing there is a ton of sway when vehicles pass. I am getting the push/pull. It seems to be mostly fine as long as no vehicles are near.
I am fairly new to towing and RV life as we just got our first TT about 15 months ago.
While it's good to level the trailer, it's unlikely to be the source of your towing problems.
First question is how bad is the sway. There will always be some when passed by a big truck. The bigger the speed difference the more the impact. If its just a little pull and as soon as the truck is past, it immediately settles down, it could be normal.
I doubt you only have 300lb of cargo. If running really light, you might be at 5,500lb but the GVWR is 6,500lb. I suggest when you get a chance, stop by a CAT scale and find out what you really have. The most common cause of sway problems is a hitch weight that is too light. Ideally, it should be 12-15% of the trailer weight. If you get below 10%, it's common for sway to become a problem.
- Weigh once with everything hooked up.
- Unhook the bars and weigh
- Unhook the trailer and just weigh the truck.
Make sure you line up on the pads so each truck axle is on a separate pad and the trailer wheels are on their own pad. This will give you all the info you need (the 2nd and 3rd are considered re-weighs and usually $2-3 each). There are youtube videos you can watch ahead of time to get a better idea of how to do it.
