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coolbikeman1
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Jun 13, 2015

Poor tow vehicle ride pulling trailer on certain highways

Just checking if others have experienced very violent bobbing, jerky, bouncy ride in tow vehicle while pulling a travel trailer? I have experienced this with our Tundra pulling two different Holiday ...
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Houston_Remodel
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Jun 13, 2015
The weight depends on the stiffness of the springs too. Our flatbed trailer rides much smoother with 8000 pounds on it than it does empty.

That's why I mentioned the kinetic energy. It takes a lot more effort to get 9400 pounds moving than 1400 pounds.

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