Re: [A/S] Re: Tow Vehicle, Need some quick advise!

At 02:15 PM 3/29/2011, you wrote:
>I know that there are a number of folks that tow a 30' or more
>travel trailer with a 1 ton truck (SRW or DRW) and do not use any
>weight distributing (WD) or sway control (SC) hitch.
>
>I do not recommend this practice to anyone...friend or foe. As I
>had noted earlier, a perfectly balanced trailer in a perfect world
>will not sway....until it is influenced by an outside force, such as
>a ridge in the road, a sudden cross wind in a mountain pass or on a
>bridge. If the outside force is to drastic, the rig will still be
>unstable and can get into a sway situation.
><snip>
>Ken

What about all those large horse and utility trailers - I have
_never_ seen a WD or SC hitch on one, yet we don't hear of them
losing control any more than a different trailer with other types of
hitches. I suspect they are relying on tongue weight alone.

Jerry 4404

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