Dealing with bow wave
I'm having issues with the bow wave from passing trucks. I have a Jayco 328RLS towed by a 1991 Chevy Suburban. I'm using a Reese Strait-Line WDH with 1500 pound bars. The front axle is about 100 pound...
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nomad297 wrote:CampingN.C. wrote:
some trucks will push/pull me more than others. I actually get it worse from Uhaul style trucks than full size tractor trailers.
Same here. Although I am not swaying, I usually can tell when a large truck is passing me. Sometimes I feel nothing when a tractor-trailer passes me, but I can always feel a smaller box truck, and sometimes the feeling is different with a box truck -- I will sometimes feel two "tugs". When I feel a tractor-trailer, all I feel is one long tug.
Bruce
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I've got an F250 with a 28ft TT. I've noticed that loading makes a difference. If my FW tank is empty I really feel the push/pull. Tank is between my axles.
Too much stuff in the rear of TT and I notice more push/pull
Some passing vehicles, trucks or autos are worse than others. As said the Uhaul type trucks get me good and I hate to see a big huge square-faced dump truck style come by.
Some semi trucks don't affect me at all.
I drive 55-65.
I try to stay in the right lane as much as possible. I absolutely avoid the cruising in the middle lane. Got caught between a big line of semi trucks on both sides. It scared the stuffings out of me.
I think what you're getting is normal and some can be reduced by trying different loading set up. Move more to front of TT.
Personally can't afford a Hensley Arrow hitch, so I'm stuck trying different combinations. I've pretty much got mine figured out but I still get caught by surprise by a big truck on occasion.
