Tail Wagging the Dog Issue
On a recent trip, I had one fairly serious tail Wagging the Dog incident. After exiting one Interstate onto another and after going around a large curve to the merging area, I encountered a lot of tra...
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Okay, got that you understand that your TV is most likely at the limits
and/or over the limits (ratings) and will address what you have now
Most all of the advice on this and other threads are adjustments to the
goal, which is to have enough weight WD'd back from the TV's rear axle
to the TV's front axle. This will require the WD spring bars sized correctly
to the trailers *ACTUAL* tongue weight
In the old days, that goal was to have the TV drop evenly, front and
rear. But with today's wacky suspensions (GM's notorious double spring
system...one being the bump stops actually touching at static or null)
Follow your manuals recommendations on HOW2 setup a WD system. Most now
say bring the front axle weight to what is was before hooking up. Again,
follow your manuals recommendations
Keeping the Trailer tongue level at it's highest pointing to slightly
down (my preference and recommendation). Tongue *ACTUAL* weight in
the 12%-15% range and suggest/preference towards the higher %, but
that is always an issue with the ratings of any TV (more half ton's,
therefore more half tons are reported in this regard)
That's pretty much it, other than stay within your ratings...
The "head tilt", "number of washers", "number of links", etc, etc all
are adjustments to attain the above
The three biggest is return enough weight to the TV's front axle,
the pointing down of the tongue and the 12%-15% tongue weight
Good luck !
Okay, got that you understand that your TV is most likely at the limits
and/or over the limits (ratings) and will address what you have now
Most all of the advice on this and other threads are adjustments to the
goal, which is to have enough weight WD'd back from the TV's rear axle
to the TV's front axle. This will require the WD spring bars sized correctly
to the trailers *ACTUAL* tongue weight
In the old days, that goal was to have the TV drop evenly, front and
rear. But with today's wacky suspensions (GM's notorious double spring
system...one being the bump stops actually touching at static or null)
Follow your manuals recommendations on HOW2 setup a WD system. Most now
say bring the front axle weight to what is was before hooking up. Again,
follow your manuals recommendations
Keeping the Trailer tongue level at it's highest pointing to slightly
down (my preference and recommendation). Tongue *ACTUAL* weight in
the 12%-15% range and suggest/preference towards the higher %, but
that is always an issue with the ratings of any TV (more half ton's,
therefore more half tons are reported in this regard)
That's pretty much it, other than stay within your ratings...
The "head tilt", "number of washers", "number of links", etc, etc all
are adjustments to attain the above
The three biggest is return enough weight to the TV's front axle,
the pointing down of the tongue and the 12%-15% tongue weight
Good luck !
