Simnut

Agreed. Use the "company brakes"

The next best thing to do is to hit the gas and pull out of it.

Worst thing to do is to touch the TV brakes.

acdii

Nope, incorrect. If the trailer is wagging like it is in the video, adding power can and most likely will make it worse. The TV is already moving its back end left and right, and chances are, power will grab at the wrong moment and cause a complete rollover.

The proper way to correct it when it happens is to tap the trailer brakes. The only time adding power is when the trailer breaks to one side, then it will suck the trailer back in line, then tap the trailer brake, and then slow the rig down.

BTW I found the trailer in that video, it is a Keystone Springdale 294bhssr. GVRW 9450 pounds, 33 feet long. Way too much trailer for that SUV.


http://www.trailersauce.com/informat...wing-problems/

mass-hole

The Expy is still rated to tow 9200 lbs. What I am not sure is the payload. I know they are pretty heavy as the Expy EL 4x4 has a base curb weight of 6091 so unless the GVWR is like the max tow 2014 f150s at 7700 lbs then its probably hurting on payload.

acdii

The EL has a 9050 reduced tow weight. Either way, the GVWR of the trailer exceeds the Expedition tow rating. That is not an EL towing it, and has a 114" wheel base. That was way too much trailer no matter how you look at it.

phenrichs

I had a 06 Expy, we towed a very light 19' camper with it and I can tell you that it towed that small one very well. However you could clearly tell from its performance that towing something larger would be unpleasant and dangerous. I would never. But where I live you see people pulling fifth wheels out to the lake with old 77 2wd pickups.

PlasmaJab

Yes, adding onto what acdii is saying if you get into a tail wag like that give it some spike to slow down the trailer. The only situation where you want to speed up the truck is in a potential jack knife. Even then its hit the spike and stomp the fuel and hopefully it will straighten, then kick yourself in the butt for not being set up right in the first place.


How do I know? Let me show you my nightmare load with my "other ford". Yes in the picture above. That was my sterling headed back from portal la prairie, Manitoba with a Beechcraft expeditor aircraft on the trailer. All aluminum. And so was the trailer.


So what we have here is a situation where its a very light load with a huge surface area. Totally a circumstance where sidewinds can reek havoc on your trailer. But when it starts to wiggle, a bit of trailer brake can pull things right.


The other circumstance is with overloading. If your trailer is heavy or perhaps too heavy for the truck its tendency will be to push the tow vehicle out of its way- the jack-knife.

TLDR, proper setup and trailer loading are just as important as picking the right tow vehicle and all are important. The triangle of towing. If you miss one of these steps, your gonna have a problem.

spotdog14

The payload in our non EL 2008 Expedition Limited is around 1,675 lbs. It actually about 100 lbs more than our F-150.

I agree, our Expedition actually tows our Jayco 19BH better than our truck does.

acdii

There was a post on another forum where a member lives near the exit where that happened and actually saw the trailer. He didn't see that a WDH was used on that setup. After rewatching the HD version, I tend to believe thats the case as if there was one, it most likely would have flipped the SUV. He did say that is was royally messed up, the slideout was nearly pushed though the other wall.