Horrible Bumpy Ride in 1/2 ton pulling TT
Hello to all! We are newbies and just bought a 2014 chevy Silverado Z71 1/2 ton with towing package and a 32 foot 7000lb Springdale Travel Trailer. We love the TT but the ride towing is miserable! We ...
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Spanousis, welcome to the forum! I agree with Jeremy's post above and would suggest that you read the Travel Trailer Hitch Set Up Procedure compiled by one of our moderators. This is a fairly common problem with new trailers, the dealer sets up the hitch with the truck and trailer empty. When you pack stuff to go camping, the weights/balances change, and the hitch need to be re-adjusted.
Not that you re-adjust the hitch every time you go camping, but you adjust it with the truck and trailer loaded "typically". If you want to have the dealer reset the hitch, then I would load up with food, fuel, everything in the truck and the trailer like you are headed to a campground. Stop and get the rig weighed, then have the dealer dial in the hitch on the loaded vehicle. When all's done, both the truck and the trailer should be sitting level.
So before you spend a cash on a new truck:
1. Get it weighed and see if you are over the payload rating on the truck
2. Get the hitch adjusted (or do it yourself) and see if she rides any better.
THEN we can talk about what (if anything) is next.
Not that you re-adjust the hitch every time you go camping, but you adjust it with the truck and trailer loaded "typically". If you want to have the dealer reset the hitch, then I would load up with food, fuel, everything in the truck and the trailer like you are headed to a campground. Stop and get the rig weighed, then have the dealer dial in the hitch on the loaded vehicle. When all's done, both the truck and the trailer should be sitting level.
So before you spend a cash on a new truck:
1. Get it weighed and see if you are over the payload rating on the truck
2. Get the hitch adjusted (or do it yourself) and see if she rides any better.
THEN we can talk about what (if anything) is next.
