Lets see your campers being towed
11-20-2015, 01:01 AM
#3561
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Thread Starter
Is it more manly to pull a trailer with your truck? Or to do some actual camping in a tent?
lol joke, there's some sexy campers here. I'm camping this weekend, won't be pulling a camper but rather hauling more wood than you can imagine an f150 could pull. We like big fires.
lol joke, there's some sexy campers here. I'm camping this weekend, won't be pulling a camper but rather hauling more wood than you can imagine an f150 could pull. We like big fires.
I try and do both as much as possible.
Yep, the tall tent is the bathroom/shower. This campground doesn't ever have a working toilet so I bring my own.
Last edited by Mike Up; 11-20-2015 at 01:04 AM.
11-20-2015, 08:41 AM
#3562
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Hooked up a friends trailer for a dry run. Going to be taking it on a 600 mile trip over Thanksgiving.
Messed with the hitch for over an hour and that's about as close to level as it will go.
I also included a picture of my fender heights before and after.
Messed with the hitch for over an hour and that's about as close to level as it will go.
I also included a picture of my fender heights before and after.
Last edited by WestTXReinhart; 11-20-2015 at 08:52 AM.
11-22-2015, 11:47 AM
#3564
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Thread Starter
I like the Reese Strait-Line Anti-Sway system
Last edited by Mike Up; 11-22-2015 at 11:52 AM.
11-22-2015, 02:23 PM
#3565
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11-22-2015, 04:06 PM
#3566
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I looked into the Equalizer brand but most of it's anti-sway is in it's head torque bolts which 'can' cause dog tracking in wet/slick conditions. I prefer the cam 'lock' which makes it hard for sway to even start, force the trailer back in line if it does, and all without any dog tracking.
But for simplicity, the Equalizer and Blue Ox Sway Pro have the Strait-Line beat.
But for simplicity, the Equalizer and Blue Ox Sway Pro have the Strait-Line beat.
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Marcusjolaine (11-23-2015)
11-22-2015, 04:55 PM
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11-23-2015, 11:48 AM
#3568
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11-25-2015, 01:21 PM
#3569
Brother, I don't think you have your hitch setup properly.
The trunion bars should be as close to parallel to the trailer A frame as possible when resting on the L brackets. Yours slope up in the back pretty bad. This means that they are not making flat contact with the L brackets on the trailer and not providing the correct anti sway friction. You should adjust your L brackets down 2 holes and add additional washers (probably 2 or 3) to the tilt of the hitch head down some more. This will put more downward pressure on the bars while allowing them to rest completely flat on the L brackets. Aa you have it setup now, you are really only getting the head pressure sway control and not so much the trunion friction. By making these small adjustments, it should dramatically increase your sway control. Here is my setup for reference. (I don't use the setup for weight distribution so much as I use it for sway control on my truck.)
The trunion bars should be as close to parallel to the trailer A frame as possible when resting on the L brackets. Yours slope up in the back pretty bad. This means that they are not making flat contact with the L brackets on the trailer and not providing the correct anti sway friction. You should adjust your L brackets down 2 holes and add additional washers (probably 2 or 3) to the tilt of the hitch head down some more. This will put more downward pressure on the bars while allowing them to rest completely flat on the L brackets. Aa you have it setup now, you are really only getting the head pressure sway control and not so much the trunion friction. By making these small adjustments, it should dramatically increase your sway control. Here is my setup for reference. (I don't use the setup for weight distribution so much as I use it for sway control on my truck.)
Last edited by IronCobra; 11-25-2015 at 01:31 PM.
11-25-2015, 01:37 PM
#3570
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Brother, I don't think you have your hitch setup properly.
The trunion bars should be as close to parallel to the trailer A frame as possible when resting on the L brackets. Yours slope up in the back pretty bad. This means that they are not making flat contact with the L brackets on the trailer and not providing the correct anti sway friction. You should adjust your L brackets down 2 holes and add additional washers (probably 2 or 3) to the tilt of the hitch head down some more. This will put more downward pressure on the bars while allowing them to rest completely flat on the L brackets. Aa you have it setup now, you are really only getting the head pressure sway control and not so much the trunion friction. By making these small adjustments, it should dramatically increase your sway control. Here is my setup for reference. (I don't use the setup for weight distribution so much as I use it for sway control on my truck.)
The trunion bars should be as close to parallel to the trailer A frame as possible when resting on the L brackets. Yours slope up in the back pretty bad. This means that they are not making flat contact with the L brackets on the trailer and not providing the correct anti sway friction. You should adjust your L brackets down 2 holes and add additional washers (probably 2 or 3) to the tilt of the hitch head down some more. This will put more downward pressure on the bars while allowing them to rest completely flat on the L brackets. Aa you have it setup now, you are really only getting the head pressure sway control and not so much the trunion friction. By making these small adjustments, it should dramatically increase your sway control. Here is my setup for reference. (I don't use the setup for weight distribution so much as I use it for sway control on my truck.)
Thanks for the input. I'll have to take a closer look the next time I hook up.