Good and Bad about Blue Ox Sway Pro
I just purchased a 2013 Cougar 32RBK travel trailer and I am towing it with a 2006 Ford F350 Crew Cab With the 6.0 Powerstroke. I am looking at getting the Blue Ox Sway Pro and would like to here the ...
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OH48Lt wrote:Francesca Knowles wrote:
A w/d hitch with chains doesn't have sway control- for that you need one like the Equalizer or Blue Ox, which has rigid bars where the chains would be.
Of course, with properly sized/inflated tires, the correct load distribution, and the correct speed one doesn't need mechanical sway controls at all!
As is well known throughout most of the trailering world EXCEPT in North America...
Until you get into a 30mph crosswind.
I have a standard WDH with the chains. I believe we are setup properly. We get no movement when trucks pass us (either direction) and I was anxious to see how we did in cross winds.
Coming home last Sunday, we were in winds, mostly cross winds. Steady at 20-25mph, with gusts to 45mph. The only time we had movement was coming out of cut (where the banks along the road are high, sheltering you from wind until you come out and have sudden wind). Even then, it was only slight movement, certainly not sway.
I think the winds is when the size of the tow vehicle makes a big difference. The tow vehicle is very stable so it doesn't contribute to the movement that a 1500 would (like the Yukon XL we had previously).
