Slipp wrote:
I've tried varied combinations. 6-7 links of chain visible, from the end. 15 lbs of air to get the rear above the upper overloads. I've aired up to 60, but found that 30psi is about right.
Any thoughts on more or less tension?
Well, I’m towing the same trailer with a 2017 Silverado 2500 with none of the issues you describe. I have towed it with nothing in the garage area, and with a 500 pound motorcycle, and with a 2000 pound UTV. With a full tank of fresh water, I put 60#’s in the air bags. No water, 50#’s. The tension bars for the Blue Ox are tensioned two links tighter than the recommended starting point. My receiver is an aftermarket Curt commercial duty rated at 2700#’s tongue weight. I also have Bilstein mono tube gas shocks and Helwig sway bars front and rear. It tows and handles extremely well and drives great. It is extremely stable. We have been on 21 trips with it in the last year and a half. Most were on the steep and curvy highways going into the mountains but one trip was to the Oregon Coast. My guess is that your current set up just isn’t dialed in correctly yet. If my 2500 can do it, your 3500 should do it better. Spring bar tension, air pressure in the bags, ball height, and shocks are all things I would look at. And if you are using the factory hitch receiver that in itself would be suspect. I’ll be glad to help if I can.
