Towing speeds with leveling / sway bar set up?
I've been towing for years now, but generally always towed enclosed trailers behind motorhomes (we race motocross). However, we are looking at moving to a truck / toy hauler set up, with a 2014 F-350 and a trailer with UVW of ~10k lbs. With bikes, gear, tools, and the trailer loaded, I'm guessing we'll be pushing 12k+ lbs.
I'm obviously going to have to use a leveling / sway bar set up, so a couple questions:
1) The dealer recommends the Husky Centerline system, any good / bad feedback on that set up? Are there others that are easier to use, more reliable, etc? I've read several posts that reference Blue Ox, how do they compare?
2) With this kind of set up, what kind of towing speeds are folks pretty comfortable with? We race motocross and typically run in the 68 - 70 mps range (just under 10 over posted speed limit). Is this trailer going to be swapping all over the place, even with the sway bars?
I've never towed such a long / heavy trailer behind the truck, and am curious whether this kind of driving is going to be problematic? We currently tow a 14' enclosed trailer (1/2 the length and probably less than 1/2 the weight) with just a sway bar and have no issues.
I'm sure many will say to "slow down", but we drive so far, and get out of the track so late, we're always pushing it. If we can't run this kind of pace, I may go back to the motorhome / trailer route.
Thanks in advance for any insight / experience you can share.
Scott
I'm obviously going to have to use a leveling / sway bar set up, so a couple questions:
1) The dealer recommends the Husky Centerline system, any good / bad feedback on that set up? Are there others that are easier to use, more reliable, etc? I've read several posts that reference Blue Ox, how do they compare?
2) With this kind of set up, what kind of towing speeds are folks pretty comfortable with? We race motocross and typically run in the 68 - 70 mps range (just under 10 over posted speed limit). Is this trailer going to be swapping all over the place, even with the sway bars?
I've never towed such a long / heavy trailer behind the truck, and am curious whether this kind of driving is going to be problematic? We currently tow a 14' enclosed trailer (1/2 the length and probably less than 1/2 the weight) with just a sway bar and have no issues.
I'm sure many will say to "slow down", but we drive so far, and get out of the track so late, we're always pushing it. If we can't run this kind of pace, I may go back to the motorhome / trailer route.
Thanks in advance for any insight / experience you can share.
Scott
