New trailer swaying, looking for advice
Hello! Brand new posting, but have read the forum for a long time. Brief intro.. We have camped for many years, our first camper was a 17 foot Palomino Stampede Hybrid. We towed it with a Nissa...
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Thank you all for your comments, all very helpful! Tongue weight will definitely be checked and weight added if needed.
The scamp is a single axle, and brand new, picked up from the factory early July. It has a side bathroom, I think the fresh water tank is in the back and empty. We don't have anything on the back, but there is a spare there that it came with. The swaying occurs when on the highway, speeds between 55 and 60, not braking. The Scamp salesman said the hitch height should be at 21", and we had to get a new ball mount(?), but my husband felt it was too nose up, and changed it to be more level. I will tell him about some preferring it nose down a bit.
Had it weighed at a Cat scale, It weighs 2280 pounds, not completely loaded for camping, but close. I thought it would weigh more than that, considering all the options we added. We will weigh it again hooked and unhooked. I'm not sure how to add photos, maybe I can try later. Once again, thanks, all advice much appreciated! Karin
The scamp is a single axle, and brand new, picked up from the factory early July. It has a side bathroom, I think the fresh water tank is in the back and empty. We don't have anything on the back, but there is a spare there that it came with. The swaying occurs when on the highway, speeds between 55 and 60, not braking. The Scamp salesman said the hitch height should be at 21", and we had to get a new ball mount(?), but my husband felt it was too nose up, and changed it to be more level. I will tell him about some preferring it nose down a bit.
Had it weighed at a Cat scale, It weighs 2280 pounds, not completely loaded for camping, but close. I thought it would weigh more than that, considering all the options we added. We will weigh it again hooked and unhooked. I'm not sure how to add photos, maybe I can try later. Once again, thanks, all advice much appreciated! Karin
