Evergreen Ascend 171 RD
Hello, I am looking for anyone that has the Ascend 171 RD. I have the 2014 model and have issues with towing ( sway problems ). I am not new to towing - have been camping for many years but, this i...
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widetrack wrote:
I am thinking about the Andersen Hitch. My Rv is so light and hitch weight around 7% to 8%--not enough.
Might fix the trailer sway.
I have an Andersen and it is pretty good for lighter tongue weights. But you will still want to have the recommended 10-15% tongue weight in order to get good performance. Since the friction material for the Anderson is the liner the tapered ball sits on the more tongue weight the more friction which translates into better sway control. It sounds like you need to see what can be done to increase the tongue weight and get it above 10%. My Jayco is a little bit lighter than the 17RD - loaded tongue weight is 450lb - about 13% of loaded trailer weight.
