F150 tow 175LHS, need sway control?
Thanks everyone for answering my previous question. Now I kind of make my mind to go for the Hideout 175LHS. It's dry weight is 3310lbs, 21ft include the hitch. It is a single axle unit. I will tow it...
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Good decision.
Fact or fiction, single axle travel trailers have a bad reputation for rough riding and sway tendencies in the circle I travel in. Weight distribution and sway control will allow the tow vehicle to control those tendencies better.
Utility trailers tend to have the axles located farther to the rear which makes them more stable. Travel trailers tend to have them located more centrally, closer to the COG, which increases their tendency to sway.
More modern single axle travel trailers do seem to have the axles located farther to the rear than in the past, but that also increases the tongue weight percentage. I would not be surprised if the tongue weight on some single axle trailers is 15-20%.
Fact or fiction, single axle travel trailers have a bad reputation for rough riding and sway tendencies in the circle I travel in. Weight distribution and sway control will allow the tow vehicle to control those tendencies better.
Utility trailers tend to have the axles located farther to the rear which makes them more stable. Travel trailers tend to have them located more centrally, closer to the COG, which increases their tendency to sway.
More modern single axle travel trailers do seem to have the axles located farther to the rear than in the past, but that also increases the tongue weight percentage. I would not be surprised if the tongue weight on some single axle trailers is 15-20%.
