Plumber101010 wrote:
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Anytime I see sway its cause someone just doesn't know the proper way to load a trailer and had too much weight behind the axles? So if sway is caused by incorrect loading and correct loading is done, why bother? Maybe because a backhoe isn't a hollow box being blown by side winds???
Not only do you have a hollow box being blown by side winds, you have a trailer that, most of the time, has the axles near the middle of the box and with a large area behind the axles. This is necessary on many travel trailers to get the tongue weight up to or over the 10% range so it doesn't sway so easily.
This large area behind the axles has a tremendous lever advantage that can easily overwhelm a tow vehicle if it is not set up correctly. Side winds, overtaking large trucks or busses, drop-offs at shoulder, uneven pavement, etc. all can cause the TT to sway where it would not affect a backhoe or other type of large trailer.
In addition, it is probably a bit easier to adjust the load on a backhoe than it is on a travel trailer. There is just not much "stuff" available to move around in a TT. :)
Barney
