Gang,
I've been off line for spring break. Now that I'm back I've really
enjoyed the discussion on trailer sway, it's possible causes and fixes.
I skimmed through the many posts and may have missed it but one comment
I'd didn't see regards what to do if after all our best efforts the
trailer starts to sway.
This is the point where the driver finds out why there is a manual
override on your brake controller. The one and ONLY effective way to
stop sway once it starts is to apply the trailer brakes ONLY using the
manual brake control override lever/switch/button.
It is not possible to accelerate the tow vehicle out of the the
situation. Only trailer braking will work.
In my years in and around RV's I known too many people who got into
trouble and didn't know how to react.
Been there done that. It works were nothing else will.
Charlie
On 3/28/2011 3:29 PM, Nelson S wrote:
> Yes over the years I have seen a jackknifed Tahoe, Ford ranger, and Jeep that tried to pull too much with a short wheelbase.
> One morning going to work there were two utility trailers where someone was moving and they jackknifed them both on I-10 in East Houston. I even saw a 12' extension ladder going through back window and out the other side with about 3' sticking out each side. You can have three guesses of what nationality. But the worst thing was a acetylene rig with the gauges still on laying on top of things in a pickup almost higher than the side of the bed. I got over a few lanes and got in front of him..
>
> Hope everyone has a safe summer traveling and enjoying every moment.
>
> Wes
>
> --- In AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com, Hunter Hampton<airstreamingypsy@...> wrote:
>> Jim Sealy Jr. wrote:
>>> I meant big trucks and hitches can manage the effect, but not the cause.
>>> A trailer that doesn't have a reason to sway will track if it's behind a
>>> Toyota with a ball on a bumper or a Freightliner with a Reese; it's just
>>> that the big trucks can force a problem trailer to track, but the
>>> underlying problem is still working on the trailer.
>>> That's what gets people with little tow vehicles in trouble when
>>> something isn't perfect.
>>> Jim
>>>
>> I agree, I just drove to Orlando on the turnpike and was behind a large
>> cargo trailer that was woggling side to side...
>>
>> I got in the fast lane and when it started to go right I flew past on
>> the left.... much to my amazement it was being pulled by a Toyota
>> pickup, not a Tundra a smaller one......maybe that wasn't such a
>> surprise )c:
>>
>> Hunter
>>
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