Acdii wrote:
CavemanCharlie wrote:
Letting up on the "Go Pedal" when it starts wiggling is the wrong thing to do. Slow and Steady wins the race. Keeping up a constant speed is best. You want to tow the trailer and not let it push you !
On the other hand, Having your had ready to tap the brakes if needed is the perfect thing to do !! Kudos to you for knowing that.
I don't know who taught you that, but that is actually incorrect. Increasing speed can and will amplify the sway. Backing off the throttle when sway begins is the correct way to manage sway, OTOH if sway is to the point where the TV is moving left and right, tapping the trailer brakes before letting up is the only method that will prevent a jack knife. If you don't have trailer brakes, and you let sway build up to where the TV is moving, then you are screwed.
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I understand. I did not explain myself very well. I do that a lot. I did not mean to say that you should Increase your speed. I was just afraid that you, or someone else, would take there foot completely off of the throttle. Doing that on some vehicles would cause the tow vehicle to start pushing and you don't want that.
I usually just hold my speed steady and tap the trailer brakes. No one taught me this. There are no towing classes around here.
I wish there was. Heck, they threw me in the semi and told me to drive it without ever telling me how. lol
