Stability, hitch and tongue weight....
Concerned over handling of my combo - but I'm inexperienced as to what "good" travel trailer towing should be like. Problem: Occasional small sway (measured in a couple of inches each way, but can ...
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So, here's the plan:
Have to go to dealer (80 mi) on Mon. A couple of hundred pounds came out of the trailer after this past trip. So I'll go with full water, and as close to zero rise on the front of the truck as I can get. But no other changes, so I get a base to compare to. After I've killed the 3 hrs at the dealer, I'll air up the truck tires to 70 front, 80 back. Stop at a scale that is near the dealer and get weights. Only adjust the tires if the front tires get too bouncy.
After getting home, will reweigh the tongue using the bathroom scale (to compare to the truck stop). Drain water, and reweigh, just to confirm how much additional tongue it contributes.
If ride home was not much better, will water up, and go buy however much bagged topsoil added to front compartment is needed to get me to 1,000 lbs tongue, and go for a drive.
If better, then will start looking at bigger batteries as a permanent weight solution for the front.
In any case, if doing the tires alone didn't fix it, then will order the ProPride - either to fix it, or because with added weight I'll need a beefier WDH anyway.
Have to go to dealer (80 mi) on Mon. A couple of hundred pounds came out of the trailer after this past trip. So I'll go with full water, and as close to zero rise on the front of the truck as I can get. But no other changes, so I get a base to compare to. After I've killed the 3 hrs at the dealer, I'll air up the truck tires to 70 front, 80 back. Stop at a scale that is near the dealer and get weights. Only adjust the tires if the front tires get too bouncy.
After getting home, will reweigh the tongue using the bathroom scale (to compare to the truck stop). Drain water, and reweigh, just to confirm how much additional tongue it contributes.
If ride home was not much better, will water up, and go buy however much bagged topsoil added to front compartment is needed to get me to 1,000 lbs tongue, and go for a drive.
If better, then will start looking at bigger batteries as a permanent weight solution for the front.
In any case, if doing the tires alone didn't fix it, then will order the ProPride - either to fix it, or because with added weight I'll need a beefier WDH anyway.
