Do I need sway control?

Terryallan wrote:

jmtandem wrote:

The trailer..."It now is going slower than the tow vehicle. "...is that even physically possible?

Every tow up hill, starting out from a stop, etc. the trailer is dragging behind the tow vehicle and left to itself would physically be going slower than the tow vehicle. So, I guess in theory it is. It represents 'drag' up hill and starting out, and even on level towing over about 45 mph as wind resistance increases and becomes the larger factor in drag than friction from tires on the road under no wind conditions.

Down hill the trailer without brakes applied is trying to push the tow vehicle so it is trying to go faster. Obviously this represents one time when an exhaust brake on a wet or slippery road is not as good for control as using the trailer brakes. But, overall the exhaust brakes on diesels are just plain wonderful for most dowhill control.

Obviously if the tow vehicle is traveling 60 mph so is the trailer as the tow vehicle has to overcome the trailer's drag factor. Maybe it would read better to say the trailer is trying to go slower than the tow vehicle.

In the last 40 years of towing. I have NEVER been able to out run any of the trailers I have towed. I tried. but every time I look in the mirror. there it is.

ROTFLMAO, same here.

OP:

#1. What you experienced was not sway. It was a wind gust, or micro burst. Two totally different things. Much like what happened here.

#2. Sway bars did next to nothing with what you experienced. As you can see from the above video, nothing much helps. (Except what this truck driver did!!)

#3. Glad you didn't get hurt and everything came out ok.