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May-05-2018 05:02 PM
PolarisRich wrote:
Now correct me if I'm wrong but I believe I'm at 920 pounds roughly of tongue weight. And if the trailer weighs in at 5580 lb that means I'm at 13.9% tongue weight?
May-02-2018 07:33 PM
May-02-2018 07:55 AM
PolarisRich wrote:
Now correct me if I'm wrong but I believe I'm at 920 pounds roughly of tongue weight. And if the trailer weighs in at 5580 lb that means I'm at 13.9% tongue weight?
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Apr-04-2018 08:56 PM
Mike Up wrote:busterbrown73 wrote:
I'm surprise no one has mentioned the only known solution.
The OP had the same sentiments I had when I hitched my 1/2 Ton Yukon XL Denali during our first season to a 35 foot travel trailer by way of a Blue Ox Sway Pro. It did ok for the first couple of local trips. But...no so much when any significant wind was present. Towing through a wind storm with uncontrollable sway one July afternoon will forever stay in my memory. A normally 3 hour ride home took 5 hours as I couldn't drive faster than 40 mph. After this hair raising white knuckle experience with 35 MPH crosswinds, I knew it would be the last time I would drive with a Blue Ox.
So, it was either upgrade to a new $50K HD truck or find a different sway solution.
I choose the cheaper route...a Hensley Arrow.
The Hensley solved it completely and provides a completely relaxed towing experience. Lateral trailer sway is now non-existence in ALL driving conditions.
For kicks and giggles, I reverted back to the Blue Ox for 1 trip when I upgraded TVs to a 3/4 ton RAM megacab. I only upgraded TVs as I ran out of payload with my Yukon. Instantly, the 'sway control' hitch brought back white knuckle memories. I was dumbfounded as I assumed the 160 inch wheelbase of my new 3/4 ton truck would inherently curtail trailer sway. My former Yukon XL was limited to 130 inches from axle to axle. The tail was wagging again when passing trucks of any substantial size. The Blue Ox attempted to control it but you could still feel it in the steering wheel.
With the HA, that feeling never exists. Lateral forces on the sides of the trailer are carried over the entire rig, keeping the trailer in perfect alighnment with the TV. There is never a sway condition.
Since using the Hensley on two long distant trips from Michigan to Florida, the ride is extremely relaxed cresting a mountain, passing 100 ft semi's, and movin through 40 mph crosswinds. My DW (who has never towed before) has been in the driver's seat for about half those miles. We almost forget we're towing a 35 foot travel trailer.
Again, you really have to pull with a Hensley in order to understand how well it works.
Good luck.
Nope, Blue Ox does really well in the wind with my light 2016 F150 compared to my Reese HP Dual Cam system (Strait-Line) with my Steel 2012 F150. Seems the Reese was more prone to sway with very high winds (40+ mph) where the Blue Ox wasn't when properly setup.
Sounds like your Blue Ox wasn't setup properly. Never had any sway with the Blue Ox except when it wasn't setup properly and didn't have enough tension on the spring bars to keep sway from happening.
Of course pulling a 35' travel trailer with a short Wheelbase, 130" Suburban SUV is a combination for a bad pull to begin with. Then a 1/2 ton where the axle rating and payload most likely could be overloaded by such a heavy tongue weight of a very large 35' travel trailer.
A Megacab Ram 3/4 ton, would be worlds better pulling a 35' trailer trailer just by wheelbase alone when sway is concerned.
Apr-04-2018 07:24 PM
PolarisRich wrote:
I believe I didn't have enough tension on my Spring bars! I'm sure there were many other factors in play on that first trip and with me being a newbie I should have pulled over to the side and tried going up one link to add more spring pressure to the bars! As for the tires I've read many other post that have the same pressure as Mike has suggested running them at 42 PSI. I just want to say thank you to everybody for the comments and suggestions this is really helping me understand and inform me on other choices that I'm sure will be made in the future!
Apr-04-2018 07:19 PM
Apr-04-2018 07:13 PM
busterbrown73 wrote:
I'm surprise no one has mentioned the only known solution.
The OP had the same sentiments I had when I hitched my 1/2 Ton Yukon XL Denali during our first season to a 35 foot travel trailer by way of a Blue Ox Sway Pro. It did ok for the first couple of local trips. But...no so much when any significant wind was present. Towing through a wind storm with uncontrollable sway one July afternoon will forever stay in my memory. A normally 3 hour ride home took 5 hours as I couldn't drive faster than 40 mph. After this hair raising white knuckle experience with 35 MPH crosswinds, I knew it would be the last time I would drive with a Blue Ox.
So, it was either upgrade to a new $50K HD truck or find a different sway solution.
I choose the cheaper route...a Hensley Arrow.
The Hensley solved it completely and provides a completely relaxed towing experience. Lateral trailer sway is now non-existence in ALL driving conditions.
For kicks and giggles, I reverted back to the Blue Ox for 1 trip when I upgraded TVs to a 3/4 ton RAM megacab. I only upgraded TVs as I ran out of payload with my Yukon. Instantly, the 'sway control' hitch brought back white knuckle memories. I was dumbfounded as I assumed the 160 inch wheelbase of my new 3/4 ton truck would inherently curtail trailer sway. My former Yukon XL was limited to 130 inches from axle to axle. The tail was wagging again when passing trucks of any substantial size. The Blue Ox attempted to control it but you could still feel it in the steering wheel.
With the HA, that feeling never exists. Lateral forces on the sides of the trailer are carried over the entire rig, keeping the trailer in perfect alighnment with the TV. There is never a sway condition.
Since using the Hensley on two long distant trips from Michigan to Florida, the ride is extremely relaxed cresting a mountain, passing 100 ft semi's, and movin through 40 mph crosswinds. My DW (who has never towed before) has been in the driver's seat for about half those miles. We almost forget we're towing a 35 foot travel trailer.
Again, you really have to pull with a Hensley in order to understand how well it works.
Good luck.
Apr-04-2018 06:47 PM