Trailer wagging

TWolf wrote:
I have an EQ hitch and had it set up to my current truck. The truck is a 03 Chevy 2500HD D-max crew cab short box. When I first bought the TT, I had a 99 Ford 250 crew cab short box and it did the same thing. The hitch was lowered and tilted more flat than forward. I bought the hitch used in 98 when we bought our first TT. Can a hitch wear out? The fresh water tank in behind the wheels and the gray/black is over the wheels. I also have a bumper rack which holds my Honda 3000 generator.

If it is to little tongue weight, how can I solve this issues with out moving my generator. It also had the same issue without the generator. We do a lot of dry camping here so I need both the generator and a full tank of water.

The TT is a front kitchen unit.

I think there may be a combination of issues.

1. Tongue weight is too low. You say wag gets worse when loaded.

I too, have a front kitchen model with fresh tank behind the axles. Added to that, most of my exterior storage is behind the axles and I've had a little wiggle. I used a tongue weight scale and watched my tongue weight drop 200 lbs, while filling the fresh tank. If I'm towing with water onboard, I load everything possible up front to counteract the water weight. I even took the spare tire off the back bumper. Without help from big rigs speeding past, or, a strong cross wind, I no longer have a wiggle.

2. The hitch needs the be adjusted for current truck / trailer combination.


Set up your hitch for current combination and check your loading. With fresh tank so far back, the bumper is probably not a good place for your generator.

Get an accurate weight on the loaded trailer. Then, rent or buy a tongue weight scale and use it while loading. Your loaded tongue weight should be about 12.5% (with or without water) of loaded trailer weight.

One of these is one my wish list for a generator.