towing question

AJMAG said:

Just picked up a brand new 8.5x20 ft king american trailer today and man does it sway on the highway. Is there any tricks to keep the swaying down at all? I towed a 7x12 ft haulmark before this one with no sway at all.

Any tricks to keep the sway down? Got kinda sketchy at points

Click to expand...

Hammer_Z71 said:

The single best thing you can do for sway is to give you a mechanical advantage which is achieved by connecting your trailer to your tow vehicle at a point that is centered between all four of your wheels (ie: 5th Wheel).

But on a more cost effective front, there are hitches made especially to greatly reduce or even eliminate sway.

One of the most popular is the Equil-i-Zer hitch, but there are others like the Pullrite, Hensley Arrow and Dual Cam hitches...

Click to expand...

RubberFrog said:

Those are band aids to mask the problem of an improperly set up trailer.

Do you have any adjustment in the axles?

Click to expand...

ramthis9501 said:

So I'm guessing it's a bumper pull?

Click to expand...

RubberFrog said:

Those are band aids to mask the problem of an improperly set up trailer.

Do you have any adjustment in the axles?

Click to expand...

Hammer_Z71 said:

Not necessarily, I'm assuming he's pulling an enclosed trailer? My thought when I read the original post was he was talking sway caused by wind.

You can have the trailer setup perfectly and there isn't much you can do for sway caused by wind and other factors like passing 18 wheelers. While I agree that you have no business pulling a trailer that is not setup for the load, often this isn't enough.

We used a Equil-i-zer back when we were pullin' peanuts, pine straw and cotton in enclosed trailers back in the day. I believe I still have one sitting outside rusted to **** at the farm. They make a huge difference...

Click to expand...