Re: Trailer scare

[Joel Furtek <jf7e@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joel,
I'd wager not enough tongue weight.  Tail wags the dog.
I've towed a 40-foot, 7000#  trailer with an F-350 dually, and as 
little as 300# put ten feet aft of the trailer axles would change the 
handling in a big way.  On your shorter trailer, it would take more 
weight, but I'd rather have too much than too little tongue weight 
any day.
Best of luck and safe travels!
Joel

At 6:55 PM -0700 6/27/03, joel brodsky wrote:

> --okay, Traveler with trailer brakes, Traveler on the
> trailer.  Trailer is about #2k.
>
> @55mph starts waving around side to side.  Truck is
> held to trailer with chains and ratchet tie downs (the
> real big kind for autos...).  So, too much tongue
> weight, too little, crosswind?  what?  It did this
> about 3 years ago when I tried it then, and I never
> figured it out that time either.  That time was a
> Scout II on the trailer towing with a Travelall.
>
> Please let me know, I have to drive 400 miles with it
> tomorrow!
>
> Joel
>
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