myredracer wrote:
I've sometimes read some say that using the brake controller when you start to get bad sway is the thing to do. But in the OP's "split second" it takes to be involved in serious sway and possibly a catastrophic accident, how would you be able to find and activate the BC? I haven't adjusted ours and have rarely looked at it in years and wouldn't know where the SOL button is even if I had seconds to find it. I've gone to a lot of effort and expense to set our TT & truck up to prevent sway and it's never a problem. I wouldn't be towing at a speed that could result in bad sway to start with and would say it's partly about knowing the limits and capability of your particular TT and TV setup.
I encountered strong gusting side winds once which was kinda scary and was like driving on marbles and had to slow waay down to maintain safe control before pulling into a nearby rest stop for a while. Not the same thing as getting into a sway situation and should be towing at a much lower speed, if at all and def. not hitting the gas. TT blown over vid - RV crash to remember.
Practice makes perfect. One should already know where the controller is and have practiced reaching for it well before an incident occurs. I practice this maneuver at least a couple of times a day whenever I am towing. I even do it when I am not towing if I remember. I would never use truck acceleration to get rid of sway on a trailer as large as most of us pull. BTW, no matter how well the rig is set up sway can happen in a heartbeat, think microburst or sudden shear winds when entering or leaving a canyon.
RichH
