White knuckles for 600 miles!
First long tow with new camper and it was horrible. I cannot seem to get this combo anywhere close to what my Surburban and other camper felt like. I'm getting pushed by everything from big rigs to s...
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Great that you got to a scale. Too little weight restored back onto the steer axle could be the major factor. Perhaps you may want to play with the bar angle to adjust the amount of weight transferred between the axles?
A larger bar rating *may* help. I went from 800 lb bars to 1200 when I found our actual tongue wt. was 960 lbs. Made a big difference to me to get the weight transferred properly between axles.
Some additional thoughts:
Since you have an older TV, is it possible the front end is a bit worn? I had to rebuild the entire front end on our F250 because of the use it had by the PO but I've also read that the OEM front end on some trucks isn't all that durable.
Is there any play in the Reese WDH or between the hitch shank and receiver? Reese has shims and Blue Ox has their Immobilizer that removes play between the receiver and shank. Some say it won't do much, if anything, but I think it may when using a WDH like the Reese DC or when using friction bars. I just installed one but have not had a chance to try it out yet. There seemed to be a lot of play in our receiver/shank, especially compared to our old F150.
Another idea would be to add shocks to the TT. I added some to our TT and it made a big difference. One thing I didn't expect was that because the TT wasn't bobbing up and down like it did in the beginning, less up/down motion is exerted by the TT's tongue back onto the rear of the TV and makes for a smoother ride in the TV.
A larger bar rating *may* help. I went from 800 lb bars to 1200 when I found our actual tongue wt. was 960 lbs. Made a big difference to me to get the weight transferred properly between axles.
Some additional thoughts:
Since you have an older TV, is it possible the front end is a bit worn? I had to rebuild the entire front end on our F250 because of the use it had by the PO but I've also read that the OEM front end on some trucks isn't all that durable.
Is there any play in the Reese WDH or between the hitch shank and receiver? Reese has shims and Blue Ox has their Immobilizer that removes play between the receiver and shank. Some say it won't do much, if anything, but I think it may when using a WDH like the Reese DC or when using friction bars. I just installed one but have not had a chance to try it out yet. There seemed to be a lot of play in our receiver/shank, especially compared to our old F150.
Another idea would be to add shocks to the TT. I added some to our TT and it made a big difference. One thing I didn't expect was that because the TT wasn't bobbing up and down like it did in the beginning, less up/down motion is exerted by the TT's tongue back onto the rear of the TV and makes for a smoother ride in the TV.
