โAug-25-2013 06:56 PM
โSep-04-2013 09:19 PM
gon2dadawgs wrote:
You do not have an Equalizer if it has "Chains". It sounds like you have weight distribution only.....no sway control.
Michael
โSep-04-2013 06:45 AM
brulaz wrote:
THink this was discussed here, with a link to the SAE info:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26669875/gotomsg/26670734.cfm#26670734
โSep-03-2013 02:26 PM
DiskDoctr wrote:Ron Gratz wrote:
The approximately equal drop approach no longer is recommended by the majority of TV and WDH manufacturers.
The following statement also no longer applies to current practice:9. Release the spring bars, remove the chains, and put the chains back on at a different
(Underline added for emphasis.)
link. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you find which link makes the tow vehicleโs front and rear both drop, and drop by the same amount. {NOTE: Some people feel that the front end of the tow vehicle does not need to drop, or at least doesnโt have to drop as far as the rear end. I wonโt try to give a definitive answer, except that the front end should not rise at all when you put the weight on the rear, and it should not drop more than the rear end drops.}
The front end should not drop at all. In fact, Ford and GM/Chevrolet now specify for some vehicles that only 50% of the front-end rise should be eliminated via the WDH.
Ron, link a credible source for this?
โSep-02-2013 06:28 PM
Ron Gratz wrote:
The approximately equal drop approach no longer is recommended by the majority of TV and WDH manufacturers.
The following statement also no longer applies to current practice:9. Release the spring bars, remove the chains, and put the chains back on at a different
(Underline added for emphasis.)
link. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you find which link makes the tow vehicleโs front and rear both drop, and drop by the same amount. {NOTE: Some people feel that the front end of the tow vehicle does not need to drop, or at least doesnโt have to drop as far as the rear end. I wonโt try to give a definitive answer, except that the front end should not rise at all when you put the weight on the rear, and it should not drop more than the rear end drops.}
The front end should not drop at all. In fact, Ford and GM/Chevrolet now specify for some vehicles that only 50% of the front-end rise should be eliminated via the WDH.
โSep-02-2013 05:35 PM
โSep-02-2013 05:29 PM
kbravo1974 wrote:
I have a new 2014 Zinger 33BH. Towing it with a 2011 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 6.0L. Power is fine but the sway seems to be out of control. Have standard 1000lb equalizer hitch and bars. Have tried to take up on the chains and even with out the bars still no good. At a loss as to what to do to control the sway. It whips me all over in my lane at 55-60mph.
Any insight to this would be helpful.
Dry Weight: 8,370
GVWR: 11,162
Carrying Capacity: 2,800
Hitch Weight: 1,002
Axle Weight: 7,453
Lengths/Capacities
Exterior Length: 36' 6"
Exterior Height With A/C: 11' 9"
Fresh Water: 54 gallons
Black Water: 40 gallons
Gray/Galley Water: 30 gallons
Tire Size: 225/75R15D
โSep-02-2013 04:34 PM
โAug-26-2013 06:28 PM
โAug-26-2013 04:23 PM
DiskDoctr wrote:I suggest that anyone who looks at that article should ignore the last part of the following statement:
Also, take a look at this article about adjusting WDH.
Weight Distributing Hitch Adjustment
6. Re-measure the tow vehicle height at the wheel wells, and write it down. You will find that the rear end of the tow vehicle has dropped, probably more than an inch. And you will find that the front end of the tow vehicle has risen. Our goal is to make them both drop, and by approximately the same amount.
(Underline added for emphasis.)9. Release the spring bars, remove the chains, and put the chains back on at a different
link. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you find which link makes the tow vehicleโs front and rear both drop, and drop by the same amount. {NOTE: Some people feel that the front end of the tow vehicle does not need to drop, or at least doesnโt have to drop as far as the rear end. I wonโt try to give a definitive answer, except that the front end should not rise at all when you put the weight on the rear, and it should not drop more than the rear end drops.}
11. You are done. If you disabled an air shock compressor, restart it.
โAug-26-2013 12:09 PM
โAug-26-2013 10:23 AM
gates59 wrote:allen8106 wrote:
You need sway bars if you don't already have them. If you do have them they are not tight enough.
How tight is too tight.
โAug-26-2013 10:03 AM
allen8106 wrote:
You need sway bars if you don't already have them. If you do have them they are not tight enough.
โAug-26-2013 10:01 AM
โAug-26-2013 09:42 AM