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Omrod's avatar
Omrod
Explorer
Jul 07, 2021

No Anti-Sway/Weight Distribution

My son will be renting a small travel trailer (2011 Jayco Skylark) Trailer to camp next to us at a state park. He does not have means to it tow at this time and has asked me to tow it for him. We get to the park a day before and leave a day after, so this will not be a problem for me. I contacted the person who rents it and they do not supply the hitch. Thus, no anti-sway/weight distribution. My camper is much larger and I use a heavy-duty Equalizer Hitch, which will not work on this small camper. It uses a 2” ball, which I have available. The camper is located 20 miles away from the park. Am I being overly paranoid about sway, hauling this camper on the highway?
  • Mike134's avatar
    Mike134
    Explorer
    Jul 07, 2021
    Lynnmor wrote:
    Since the trailer has a 2" coupler, I doubt that it is heavy enough to matter. If the tongue weight is correct, sway will be no issue.


    X3!!
  • BurbMan's avatar
    BurbMan
    Explorer II
    Jul 07, 2021
    Lynnmor wrote:
    Since the trailer has a 2" coupler, I doubt that it is heavy enough to matter. If the tongue weight is correct, sway will be no issue.


    2X on this, most utility trailers and the small trailers you rent from U-Haul have 2" balls, so no WD should be required, especially with an HD truck.
  • Lynnmor's avatar
    Lynnmor
    Explorer
    Jul 07, 2021
    Since the trailer has a 2" coupler, I doubt that it is heavy enough to matter. If the tongue weight is correct, sway will be no issue.

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