Equalizer w/ sway

GaryWT wrote:

DutchmenSport wrote:
The bolt he is referring to is the one under the hitch ball, that adjusts the angle of ball.

You know, just because a product advertises "sway control" does not mean all sway can be 100% eliminated under ever condition. Face it, a 35 foot trailer is a LOT of trailer and under windy conditions, it's going to push the tow vehicle around. Mine is also 35 feet, and that's a LOT of "sail" for the wind to catch and whip around. With enough wind, under the right conditions, even semi-trucks have blown over. You Tube is full of videos of trucks flipping over due to wind.

When you notice this condition happening in the future, you need to slow your speed down, and if that does not work, slow down more, and it that does not work, slow down more, and if that does not work ... pull over and STOP!

More than likely there is absolutely nothing wrong with your set-up, your rig, or anything else. You've just got to drive with common sense ... slow down or stop.

Maybe I need to reread the manual because I never do anything with that bolt. It was tightened when the hitch was installed and I have not touch it other than the day I made an adjustment on the hitch height/L bracket height. It has always been tight so the hitch does not move.

Once the hitch is set up you don't re-torque that bolt, all it does it to hold the washers that set the angle of the hitch. The bolts that need re-torqued periodically are the ones below the head where the arms attach and swivel. As they get loose from use you lose some of your sway control. Best I remember they call for something like 350 ft lbs of torque. Most don't have a torque wrench to read that so just put a breaker bar on it and about a 3' cheater pipe and go to town.
You also need to re-torque the bolts on the sway brackets themselves periodically.