Horrible Bumpy Ride in 1/2 ton pulling TT

Thank you all for your responses! We do have an EZ Weight Distribution Hitch. Any ideas what 3/4 ton would be the best for a smooth ride with this huge TT?

Do you tow with the water tank full? where is the tank located,( front of trailer axles or behind?)

Do you have a weight distributing hitch?

What brand of hitch do you have?

What is the bed length of you truck?

We need the questions answered to provide more help.

What is the

So a 3/4 ton will fix the problem? Thanks!

I went thru that for 2.5 years and 10,000 miles with our Heartland North Trail 26LRSS.
Truck was a 2010 F150 Max Tow 7650lb GVW Super Crew. Trailer weighed 7300lbs loaded @31' OAL.
For the majority of towing early on I ran a 10,000/1000lb EQ hitch with the built in 4pt sway. I tried every trick in the book, but could never get rid of the front to back jerking. I ended up getting a Ram 2500 CTD CC LB. That helped with the control part but not totally with the jerking. JMO here but I am a firm believer that some TT's just don't tow as well as others. I would suspect that those RV transporters would back that up.
I was on here with my troubles and tried everything that was suggested. LT tires, Bilstiens shocks, SuperSprings in the rear, etc. None totally alleviated the problem. I had the proper TW at 900-950lbs. Had the proper weight transfer. The interesting part was that it didn't matter what WD or for that matter even not using one ever made a difference.

Best thing that worked was my 2500 and the new Anderson WD hitch.
This is not to say that you're not adjusted properly or have the right WD hitch. You may get it smoothed out. I never could. Good luck.

DownTheAvenue wrote:
The first thing is to take your truck and trailer to a scale and weigh the set up....steer axle, truck rear axle, and trailer axle weight. then weigh just the truck without trailer attached. This will help with fine tuning the weight distributing hitch. Post those numbers here and you will get lots of help.

The second thing you need to do is get rid of those "P" rated tires on your pick up and install "LT" rated tires. That alone may just solve your problem.

Question is does he even have a WD hitch.....he doesn't mention one??

The first thing is to take your truck and trailer to a scale and weigh the set up....steer axle, truck rear axle, and trailer axle weight. then weigh just the truck without trailer attached. This will help with fine tuning the weight distributing hitch. Post those numbers here and you will get lots of help.

The second thing you need to do is get rid of those "P" rated tires on your pick up and install "LT" rated tires. That alone may just solve your problem.

Nothing much you can do but get a heavier vehicle. As an interim fix you could carry dead weights, like barrels of water.

You have what's known as 'the tail wagging the dog.'