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profdant139
Explorer II
Apr 03, 2016

Towing in high gusty winds: filling the tank helped a lot

A week ago, we were towing over the Grapevine on Interstate 5 in Southern Calif. The forecast predicted the possibility of high winds -- not for sure, but possible. In anticipation, I filled the wa...
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Cup_fan
Explorer
Apr 17, 2016
Need-A-Vacation wrote:
Cup,

Probably be a negative effect due to the teeter totter action. more weight behind the axles means less tw which can induce sway from to light of a tw.

That was my thinking. The OP must have a mid-mount tank. In my case, I would probably have to try to fill my forward galley grey tank, which is located in front of the tires.

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