Issues towing 36 or 37 foot TT?
Wife and I are considering the Jayco 32TSBH or 32RBTS which means a 36 or 37 foot TT. I am curious if it will be possible to pull this length without any sway issues? TV will be a 3/4 ton diesel and...
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Dont drink the Anti-sway WD Kool Aid.
The facts about trailers are: The longer they are the EASIER they are to tow and the more stable they are...IF loaded and balanced correctly. And while they might be a bit more work to park in some places most will be fine.
The further the distance from the pivot point to the Center Line of the rear axles means the trailer will track truer and pull very well.
What you hear so much of on this site are a lot of people who are essentially afraid of their trailers and uncomfortable driving them.
It's this fear that drives the business for those expensive and in my view useless Anti Sway devices. For which there is not one independent test that supports their manufacturers claims.
My trailer is more than 33 feet overall and this includes a large Bumper platform I designed and had manufactured for it where my generator and a large storage box resides.
I have towed that trailer more than 23 Thousand miles this last year (2016) from Cabo San Lucas to Alaska to Michigan and to Minn then south to Fla. and along the coast of Texas and up and over to Tucson. So I feel confident in saying that I have met very few guys with Sway Equipment and overwhelmingly when I talk to others they say the same thing...Never needed it.
As for a 5th wheel being easier to tow I would dispute that. I have towed both over many thousands of miles. I actually prefer the bumper pull. And I get the full use of my truck bed.
Take heart you will be fine. and a 3/4 ton truck either gas or diesel will tow it just fine. The Diesel will handle it with less huffing and puffing and revving and be better on the hills.
Good Luck
Sway is a function of how you drive and how the trailer is loaded. It is not intrinsic to a trailers design.
The facts about trailers are: The longer they are the EASIER they are to tow and the more stable they are...IF loaded and balanced correctly. And while they might be a bit more work to park in some places most will be fine.
The further the distance from the pivot point to the Center Line of the rear axles means the trailer will track truer and pull very well.
What you hear so much of on this site are a lot of people who are essentially afraid of their trailers and uncomfortable driving them.
It's this fear that drives the business for those expensive and in my view useless Anti Sway devices. For which there is not one independent test that supports their manufacturers claims.
My trailer is more than 33 feet overall and this includes a large Bumper platform I designed and had manufactured for it where my generator and a large storage box resides.
I have towed that trailer more than 23 Thousand miles this last year (2016) from Cabo San Lucas to Alaska to Michigan and to Minn then south to Fla. and along the coast of Texas and up and over to Tucson. So I feel confident in saying that I have met very few guys with Sway Equipment and overwhelmingly when I talk to others they say the same thing...Never needed it.
As for a 5th wheel being easier to tow I would dispute that. I have towed both over many thousands of miles. I actually prefer the bumper pull. And I get the full use of my truck bed.
Take heart you will be fine. and a 3/4 ton truck either gas or diesel will tow it just fine. The Diesel will handle it with less huffing and puffing and revving and be better on the hills.
Good Luck
Sway is a function of how you drive and how the trailer is loaded. It is not intrinsic to a trailers design.
