Major Sway Problems! Any ideas!?
Hey everyone, I'm new here! Hope you all had a nice weekend. I just got back from a 6 hour drive to Lake Cumberland, and ran into some pretty sketchy situations while driving. I have a 6,100lb tra...
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svt440 wrote:
I'm ready to pull the trigger on one as soon as I can sell mine. Made the ad this morning. I'd like to cover some serious mileage and I don't care to do it with a trailer that wants to sway at 60mph. I've already got my new one picked out. I think tongue weight is the issue. I wasn't aware that it needed to be closer to 15 percent. Mine is 10 percent when the camper is dry, and thats before I load the cabinets in the kitchen full of food and drinks etc. Not to mention I had over 200lbs of bicycles on the back of the camper. I've learned a lot in this thread, and I appreciate all the advice. I will own this trailer for a bit longer, as its not going to be easy to sell a 2005 imo. I will load the tongue heavy and give it a try here soon just for my curiosity. Thanks again!
Did you mention the bikes earlier? I don't think you did.
Unless you include ALL the details, we can't help but be IGNORANT (i.e. lacking knowledge)!
If you started with a 10 percent tongue weight, then loaded everything into the rear kitchen, AND added 200lbs of bikes to the back, it's no wonder you had sway!
Here we are chasing down this grand mystery, and come to find out you were stacking the deck against yourself from the get-go...
15 percent tongue weight isn't necessary, it's just the upper end of the range of what's practical. Some trailers will tow fine at 10 percent, most end up at 12-13 percent.
Probably just moving the bikes will be enough to straighten things out.
