Sway Control - Who Saved the Day?
Hello, folks. Been an RV'er for a little over two years, and had an experience about seven months ago that prompted me to join this forum just to get your thoughts on it. I grew up towing EVERYTHING...
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I do not know enough about your setup to know why the brakes applied. I had my sway education decades ago when I loaded 4 heavy items I'd bought into the back of my Airstream trailer. At about 45 mph it started to try and take me to the scene of the accident. Fortunately I knew enough to apply the trailer brakes while still accelerating. The increased tongue weight stopped the sway and then with the brakes still on I pulled over and moved 2 of the items to the front solving the problem.
Since then I have pulled hundreds of loads making sure I position so I have plenty of tongue weight, BUT I still give the trailer a wiggle at 45 mph with my hand on the brake control to see if it's going to get worse. Only once have I st
Another load was a building longer than the trailer and to get enough tongue weight I had to put two 55 gallon drums of water in the front of the building. I do not think you can have too much tongue weight.
Since then I have pulled hundreds of loads making sure I position so I have plenty of tongue weight, BUT I still give the trailer a wiggle at 45 mph with my hand on the brake control to see if it's going to get worse. Only once have I st
Another load was a building longer than the trailer and to get enough tongue weight I had to put two 55 gallon drums of water in the front of the building. I do not think you can have too much tongue weight.
