westend wrote:
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.
I'd suggest to load most of the heavier weight items on the opposite side from the batteries. If I'm understanding it correctly, you moved 280 lbs of batteries off the tongue and to one side of the trailer. That may be contributing to the sway situation.
That is a good point and something to consider. It could also be overloading the tires on that side of the trailer.
To the OP, if you have a storage box and bikes on the back and have moved the batteries off the tongue and based on your earlier scale weights, I agree with most others that the biggest "likely" issue is the lack of tongue weight. The sway control should work fine on this hitch even tough it is over sized. I'd be more concerned that it might stress your frame more than an appropriately sized hitch. Most light weight trailers that I've heard have a limit on w/d hitch bars usually have the limit at 1000 lbs for bar rating. You're probably fine, does your trailer have a limit?
Your current plan of moving weight forward is a good one. Making sure the trailer is level or slightly nose down is a good one too, but not as critical.
