RedRocket204 wrote:
T3rry1 wrote:
Huntindog wrote:
T3rry1 wrote:
Hey all, I purchased a (used) E2 truunion 10k WD hitch for my trailer, the trailer is relatively small, it's a aerolite cub hybrid, about 20ft closed up, 4000 lbs loaded up...
I installed this hitch by the book, followed all of the instructions, but on a recent trip i was changing lanes during a rainstorm and the trailer swayed quite heavily, it only happened a couple of times during the trip, and i could attribute some of it to rutty roads. The only other thing i could think is lack of tongue weight, would this effect it? i recently moved my batteries inside the trailer for security reasons, and to get 250 lbs off the tongue (4x 6v's, moved to just in front of the axle, under the table bench, vented outside.), but i just wanted to put out a feeler to see if there are any tricks people could suggest to ensure everything is set up as intended.
unfortunately at this moment the trailer is 5 hours from me, so i am just collecting info to try some tweaks next time i am pulling it (in a few weeks)
this is a pic of the wd hitch, just for reference, i dont have any pics of it installed on the trailer.
This style of hitch is what is refferred to as an integrated sway control hitch. There are several of them on the market. Most of them including yours relies on TW for the sway control. The more TW, the more friction, and the more sway control. There are some smaller sized ones said to work with lightewr TW TTs... But yours at 10K isn't one of them. Bigger isn't always better. If you wear size 10 shoes, you will be best served with size 10 shoes... Not size 12s rhat you may grow into someday.
In short your hitch is the wrong tool for the job.
well i understand what you're saying, but honestly, buying a new hitch isn't an option, we're not all moneybags here... hence my post, trying to make due with what i have.
You could always post up locally for a trade to a lighter weight WDH hitch. Certainly won't hurt to try.
not a possibility, like i said, the trailer if 5 hours away (and obviously half the hitch is attached to/in the trailer), and i wont be at it again before my camping trip, which will be followed by an 8 hour drive home, so i am looking for tweaks and changes i can make while camping so i can get it home safely.
based on the responss here though, it looks like my best option is to get as much weight as far forward as i can, so i will do that, i'll move the batteries to the outside storage as far forward as possible, ad well as moving as much stuff as i can from my rear bumper storage box to the front storage, possbly even move the bikes from the rear hitch, to inside the trailer, or even on an accessory hitch between the truck and trailer, although i am sure the accessory hitch will be a no-no with the wd hitch too.
