โSep-06-2018 05:27 AM
โSep-07-2018 05:45 PM
LarryJM wrote:Hannibal wrote:DutchmenSport wrote:
First, don't go backwards if you are using any friction stand alone sway bar. They potential to bend and break when backing and especially when turning and backing.
Going backward isn't a problem. The friction bar doesn't know which direction it's going.
I disagree .... the at which the bar goes in or out of the friction pads can be much higher than when going forward and if you go fromn one extreme angle to the opposite one backing too quickly that is when you can run into problems.
Larry
โSep-07-2018 09:31 AM
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โSep-07-2018 04:47 AM
troubledwaters wrote:BarneyS wrote:I agree with one caveat. Tightening the handle down until it bottoms out depends on the adjustment screw being adjusted correctly to begin with. If the adjustment screw is to tight and you bottom out the threads on the handle something is going to break or bend (I've seen both). You need to read and understand the directions that come with the device fully. Partial answers that talk about the handle without talking about the adjustment screw are a recipe for failure.
You are supposed to tighten it up until it bottoms out against the threads and then back it off till it is parallel with the A frame. Doing this way will get consistent application of sway control with no guesswork as to how much sway control you have applied. No, you do not gorilla tighten it.
Barney
Mine is adjusted perfectly. When I take it off, I loosen the handle 1 full turn. When I put it on, I tighten the handle 1 full turn. When I need a bit more or less friction, I turn the adjustment screw accordingly.
โSep-07-2018 04:43 AM
Lynnmor wrote:Hannibal wrote:
Are you sure about tightening it as tight as you can get it?
That statement about tightening the handle as tight as you can is total nonsense and demonstrates the complete lack of knowledge about such a simple device. The friction bars work OK but the poor or nonexistent adjustments force people to buy hitches that canโt be user fouled up.
โSep-07-2018 04:39 AM
Hannibal wrote:DutchmenSport wrote:
First, don't go backwards if you are using any friction stand alone sway bar. They potential to bend and break when backing and especially when turning and backing. (you didn't say how you broke yours). And yes, if you have to go backwards, you have to get out of the tow vehicle, walk to the hitch, and un-connect the sway bar. Then when you are ready to drive forward again, you put it back on.
Second, tighten it down as much as you can. Put all your weight into the final "umph". Then back it off about 1/4 turn. They are suppose to be tight. The greater the friction, the more effective they are.
Going backward isn't a problem. The friction bar doesn't know which direction it's going. The problem is either over extending or bottoming out the friction bar by turning too tight in either direction. Granted, forward might be tough to get it that close but with a short wheelbase truck and long trailer, it's possible.
Are you sure about tightening it as tight as you can get it? I've broken lug nut lugs before and I'm far from a brute lol!
โSep-07-2018 04:28 AM
BarneyS wrote:I agree with one caveat. Tightening the handle down until it bottoms out depends on the adjustment screw being adjusted correctly to begin with. If the adjustment screw is to tight and you bottom out the threads on the handle something is going to break or bend (I've seen both). You need to read and understand the directions that come with the device fully. Partial answers that talk about the handle without talking about the adjustment screw are a recipe for failure.
You are supposed to tighten it up until it bottoms out against the threads and then back it off till it is parallel with the A frame. Doing this way will get consistent application of sway control with no guesswork as to how much sway control you have applied. No, you do not gorilla tighten it.
Barney
โSep-06-2018 06:00 PM
โSep-06-2018 05:19 PM
Hannibal wrote:
Are you sure about tightening it as tight as you can get it?
โSep-06-2018 03:46 PM
DutchmenSport wrote:
First, don't go backwards if you are using any friction stand alone sway bar. They potential to bend and break when backing and especially when turning and backing. (you didn't say how you broke yours). And yes, if you have to go backwards, you have to get out of the tow vehicle, walk to the hitch, and un-connect the sway bar. Then when you are ready to drive forward again, you put it back on.
Second, tighten it down as much as you can. Put all your weight into the final "umph". Then back it off about 1/4 turn. They are suppose to be tight. The greater the friction, the more effective they are.
โSep-06-2018 11:55 AM
stevemorris wrote:
sway is not an issue and I have full confidence in my setup
its the quality or lack of in the generic friction sway controller that concerns me.
mkirsch wrote:
Seems like a simple solution to me: Rather than getting another generic one, get a name brand like Reese.
โSep-06-2018 11:42 AM
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