Trailering Sway Control

[Catigale]

I torque those lug nuts before every trip now

I am from the Chip Hindes' school of "Check your trailer every hour" school - walkaround, check drum temperatures, and check lug nuts for looseness - either visual or with a wrench.

[bastonjock]

im with chip and catgail on that one,i stop on a regular basis and check the wheels for being hot

I dont have the standard USA trailer,i think that they may be illegal in the Uk so the UK Mac dealer supplys a UK based trailer

i am looking into buying a second axle,looks like it will come out at about £500.00 GB pounds

the downside i belive is that the double axle is less manuverable

[Scott]

the downside i belive is that the double axle is less manuverable

I Look through a window and drive backwards for a living and I also have 4 wheels (2 axles) on my trailer. I dont agree with this statement. At least the backing difference is negligible as to be not noticable. Forward, there is no difference. (excepting the improvements)

Or as Bull hauler "Bisquit Gary" told me- "Ive drove more miles back'ards than most've driven fore'ards"!!

[Moe]

the downside i belive is that the double axle is less manuverable

I Look through a window and drive backwards for a living and I also have 4 wheels (2 axles) on my trailer. I dont agree with this statement.

Nor do I. The more the merrier!



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Moe

[Highlander]

If you only need sway control why not just go with a friction sway brake control bar

Cheers John

[blanton]

When possible, I always upgrade to LT ("light truck"), or "load rated" tires. Too many SUVs come with "passenger car" tires, with softer side-walls and 40# pressure limits. A "load rated" tire with an "E" rating will have a ten-ply side-wall *equivalence*, and be rated for 80 psi, not 40. Yes, I know it's confusing. It's a ply-equivalence based rating, rather than the actual ply count. (no, I have no idea what that's all about!)

notes on tire load ratings:
http://www.google.com/search?client=saf ... 8&oe=UTF-8

All those SUVs (mostly Fords) that were rolling over a few years ago? It was because they had passenger car tires, rather than "load rated" light-truck tires on-board. Load rated tires have always been recommended for taller and heavier vehicles. Trailer sway places similar loads on a tire sidewall.

BTW, the Equalizer Hitch folks do recommend their device for boat trailers with surge brakes.
http://www.equalizerhitch.com/productin ... bility.php

"Boat Trailers:
The Original Equal-i-zer® Sway Control Hitch can help you achieve worry free towing for your boating adventures. In the past boat owners have been limited by their inability to use weight distribution with their surge style trailer brakes. Equal-i-zer®'s unique sway brackets are compatible with most surge style trailer brakes.
Until now Sway Control has also escaped the boat towers grasp. Traditional add on sway products limit or distort the amount of front to back movement and render surge style trailer brakes useless or even dangerous. The Original Equal-i-zer® Sway Control Hitch allows most boat owners with surge style brakes the opportunity to have the benefit and comfort of 4-Point Sway Control™."