Trying to understand normal tow handling
I traded in my 2014 Starcraft 1220 popup in August for a 2015 Fun Finder 242BDS at the beginning of August 2014. I weighed the trailer on an electronic vehicle scale with a full load and it came in a...
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skripo wrote:
So if I never felt the rear of the truck being pulled side to side than I never had sway?
Thanks, that is exactly the kind of info I was looking for!
If you're wondering if you have sway then it sounds like your setup is not ideal or your TT is not balanced right. We had a TT we towed that constantly wandered. You could see it in the mirrors. My wife followed me once in our car and she said you could see the rear of the TT wagging back and forth. Never had real sway, just a loose setup. I had the proper TW at 12+% and the truck was plenty adequate. I contributed it to a cheap Lippert frame and axles and also that the axles were more towards the center of the TT instead of being placed towards the rear like. Kind of a horizontal teetor totter thing.
