Deerchaser

Finally have my WDH set up. Problem is when a semi passes me on the interstate, it pulls me into their direction. Is this just the nature of a travel trailer or is there something I can do?

Eric Kleven

that's just the nature of the beast. You're dragging a whole lot of surface area through the atmosphere, getting passed by a whole lot more surface area plowing its way through the atmosphere. There's going to be a whole lot of weird flows happening, acting on weird, compound leverages.

Just expect to get pushed around, and learn what happens and when, when that semi pushes past you. You can't stop it, but you probably can learn to anticipate it.

Deerchaser

Kinda figured that. Thanks

Polar Bear F150

If you want to have a real semi experience, try it on a motorcycle

Deerchaser

Lol. No thanks.

phenrichs

Mine would wag just a bit if someone got too close to the back of the TT. I used to dread going through a place like Minneapolis where people drive bumper to bumper.

acdii

The bow wave off the semi pushes against the rear of the trailer, and being setup properly, pushes the nose of your truck in the opposite direction. It does feel like you are being sucked in, but quite normal. If you didn't have it setup right, the tail of the trailer will move right, then left, then right, and next thing you know, you are all over the road.

Sounds like it is setup properly to me. Wish my 16 would act like that all the time, still chasing some tail wag at certain speeds, yet when a truck passes, it does exactly what it is supposed to. Has me going, WTH?

Deerchaser

Tt dealer had it way off. Don't really feel a wag anymore, just drawn to the big rig.. Husky centerline ts.

Simnut

Remember, you are moving through a fluid of sorts. You will create areas of push and suck with yourself and a tractor/trailer unit as mentioned above!

The same happens with two boats/ships of almost any size. I tried to get up beside a buddy's sailboat with my 26' Campion Toba for a very important exchange of "stores" ...if you know what I mean. When I got to within about 10 feet I felt this pull of my boat to my buddies boat. In this case, it was the low pressure developed in the water that pulled us together. A great learning experience! Was a quicker exchange of bee.......errr...stores than we counted on! LOL

PerryB

Ever throw "stores" to a skiier? I used to have my boat crew chuck me a beer while skiing. If you hold the rope in your teeth it frees up both hands to catch.