Muddydogs wrote:Not all sway situations are the same. My big sway event certainly did turn on like a switch. I am convinced that the only reason I survived is that I was expecting possible trouble, as it was a test tow after my mod was completed,,, and I had my hand on the brake control as I accelerated on the highway.
Ya know there are about 20 guys in the world that have weighted their trailer and truck combo and them 20 guys reside on this forum. The majority of the trailer towers go to a dealer who tells them they are fine and away they go or find a used one and hook on to it. A few of us looked at the numbers on our truck and trailer, realized that we are within specs and away we go. The reason this works is that the engineers that designed the TT make it as idiot proof as possible.
Why in the world would anyone want to carry 600 pounds of cement? Why would you carry enough stuff in a rear cargo box that would require 600 pounds of ballast? Makes no sense.Sometimes someone makes a major change to the carefully engineered TT, such as adding a heavy platform and box to the rear.... This one weighs quite a bit empty,,, start actually using it and it gets worse. 600# of concrete may seem extreme, or it may be just enough. With out weighing it, there is NO safe way to determine it.
At low speeds trailer sway isn't a problem to control, it doesn't just turn on like a switch as posted above. Trailer sway can be felt in your butt way before its noticed in the mirror if one pays attention to how there rig rides and feels. It all in the butt to seat contact.
