What trailer sway looks like
https://youtu.be/INyiMA3hfto
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As for whether a trailer SHOULD sway or not, those who follow my posts will note that one of the first caveats I write is "a properly built trailer"! I know this based on a lifetime of trailer towing of various sized trailers, both ball and pintle hitches. I only encountered one trailer that had a sway problem, and it was very apparent that it was not built properly. When empty, it balanced on the wheels. No tongue weight at all! Other than that minor problem, it was a great little home-built flatbed trailer. Sadly, I bought it without thinking. When I sold it, I made it clear to the buyer that the axles absolutely had to be cut off and rewelded in a better position!
Other than that trailer, I never had a sway problem, whether with a single axle trailer or a tandem axle, with or without brakes.
The only time I ever used a WD hitch was when towing with a 1970 Jeep Wagoneer. The rear suspension on that thing was so soft that a WD hitch absolutely had to be used! I towed the same TT behind a Ford E150 Club Wagon and a Dodge W200 with no trouble, without the WD hitch.
As always, my posts are either statements of my opinion, based mostly on my own real-world personal experiences, or the stories of those experiences.
Or both.
Other than that trailer, I never had a sway problem, whether with a single axle trailer or a tandem axle, with or without brakes.
The only time I ever used a WD hitch was when towing with a 1970 Jeep Wagoneer. The rear suspension on that thing was so soft that a WD hitch absolutely had to be used! I towed the same TT behind a Ford E150 Club Wagon and a Dodge W200 with no trouble, without the WD hitch.
As always, my posts are either statements of my opinion, based mostly on my own real-world personal experiences, or the stories of those experiences.
Or both.
