trailor sway update

Might be better to update the original thread, here it is;
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28964459/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm

Sorry to hear this. My "lite" F150 is matched perfectly to my 30ft Airstream. Towed 150 miles this weekend in windy conditions and was nice and stable. Each situation is unique. Glad you were able to find a set up that works for you.

Bumpers53 wrote:
Just thought I would let the people who responded to my questions about trailer sway it turned out to be the truck being to lite I did switch to a husky W.D. but we down sized and went to a 24 ft. and it pulls fine .This will be my last F150 they are to lite I have owned Fords since 1971 one chevy but like many things they just don't build them like they used to.

I also tow a 30 footer with no issues..... Don't know?

I wouldn't be so quick to blame the weight of the truck. While weight does play a factor when coping with sway in a swaying event, I've never heard of the lack of TV weight causing that sway. Really that's your problem, trailer sway. Trailer sway shouldn't exist ever regardless of TV. There's something within the setup of the combo that's causing or allowing sway to happen. Commonly it's the hitch setup, tongue weight, or lack of sway control.

A smaller trailer really could just be a band aid that masks the true problem. There's a chance that the problem can rear its ugly head in the future if you don't truly understand why your last setup swayed. For example, if the problem was too light of a tongue weight and you load the new trailer in a similar fashion, the you'll have the sway problems once again. This time with a trailer that well within your limits.

Back to the TV weight, a heavier truck still may have not been the answer to the last combo. Due to the nature of sway, even the biggest trucks can be flipped by relative small amounts of weights. Furthermore, there are tons of vehicles out there smaller than you truck, pulling trailers trailers many times their weight without any sway. So the weight of the TV isn't the end all be all. Sway prevention is really what's key.

If you want a 1/2ton to do the work of 3/4ton, you may just have to live with 3/4ton type suspension. Add a leaf or two and a big anti-sway bar to the TV . Sloppy ass-ends allow the TT to steer the TV.

It also could be the cheap plastic bushings they put in todays stock trailer suspensions. They wear out really fast allowing the axles to move around quite a bit.