traveling with water tows better?

4X4Dodger wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:

RoyBell wrote:
Glad to hear it's not just me.

My only theory is the fact that it puts the bulk of the weight LOW. Essentially lowering the center of gravity of the trailer.

Good point, I never heard anyone express that before.

This is a good point as far as it goes. But since those tanks have NO Baffling to prevent the liquid from pounding front to back or side to side there is the distinct likelihood that in an evasive maneuver you would set up a 300 to 400 pound liquid "hammer" pounding back and forth in the tank.

This could set up a harmonic sway in the trailer and cause a loss of control that even acceleration might not stop.

This and the fact I don't need to haul the extra weight around for 1000 miles (my trips are fairly long) I go with empty tanks.

I just water hammered out of Death Valley on 190, across 120 to Yosemite, ran most of Calif. 49 and crossed mountain passes as needed. 9020 miles total and deliberately chose the scenic routes rather than interstates. It sure was great having a self-contained trailer that handled some of the most crooked roads in the country without any issues.