TomG2 wrote:
Still curious if it was your truck and trailer combination or just a bad trailer that caused the sway in the first place? I would like to hitch it up to another late model three quarter ton (or heavier) pickup to see which one has the problem. Glad the hitch improved your tow. Great endorsement.
I think it's the trailer. The handling difference between the different tongue weights when loaded made a significant difference. I planned on hooking my dad's old truck to it, but he said no way once he rode in my truck and it did it a little, not even the full effect. It would have been able to 100% confirm my assumption that the trailer is the culprit, but he wanted no part of it.
If the trailer had a storage area like most bunkhouse models across the very front, I may be able to manipulate it better, but remember even when I had a bunch of tongue weight it still did it.
All I know now is it is gone when loaded with water. We'll see how it is tomorrow with 400 pounds of weight on the back rack like before: Apples to Apples. On the same ~ 30 mile test loop.
Joe Zeppe
