Can't stop sway
I am relatively new to camping as my wife and I just bought our first camper this spring. We bought a Jayco Jayflight 287BHSW. I am pulling it with a 2016 F150 Super Crew with 5.5' box. I am using an ...
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cordellm wrote:
Right now my only questions are with tongue weight of 860 (previous scale weight and assuming this hasn't changed) and spring bars at 1000 that are tipped as far back as they can add still get them hooked up, do I need heavier spring bars? I have no fresh water on board now and if I do put it on I'm assuming this is going to add a minimum of 140 to the tongue weight.
Have I missed anything to check or do at this point?
It is very common to use the hitch to raise the truck/trailer combination in order to latch in the spring bars. Try adjusting the hitch to a "slightly back" angle and then use the tongue jack to raise the trailer/truck and latch in the spring bars. Also, confirm that the chains are vertical between the spring bars and latches.
