We experienced quite a bit of sway on our last trip, it was due to cross-winds. So I began doing some investigation as to my TW and Hitch Height.
One of the area's that seems important to prevent sway is that the tongue weight remain stable. If the trailer is leaning back on its tail then we are going to see sway, as I understand it.
As I ran the trailer and truck last week, the hitch was up high enough that we would have been tail lower than the front. So I think this would have contributed to my rear end being drug around.
In getting the trailer level to the roadway I'm finding that the hitch is around 11 1/2" at the bottom of the coupler on the trailer.
The measurements I'm taking to determine level are against the I-Beam betewen the wheels and the I-Beam at the rear of the trailer. When ethese two are equal i'm considering it level, and this is when the hitch is so low.
Does this sound right and how the trailer was designed?
One of the area's that seems important to prevent sway is that the tongue weight remain stable. If the trailer is leaning back on its tail then we are going to see sway, as I understand it.
As I ran the trailer and truck last week, the hitch was up high enough that we would have been tail lower than the front. So I think this would have contributed to my rear end being drug around.
In getting the trailer level to the roadway I'm finding that the hitch is around 11 1/2" at the bottom of the coupler on the trailer.
The measurements I'm taking to determine level are against the I-Beam betewen the wheels and the I-Beam at the rear of the trailer. When ethese two are equal i'm considering it level, and this is when the hitch is so low.
Does this sound right and how the trailer was designed?
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