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crw8sr
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Topic: Anti-sway bar Posted: 14 Nov 2018 at 5:21pm |
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OldNeumanntapr
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 9:21pm |
+1 for the Equalizer. I absolutely love it (and you can back up with it.)
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 8:49pm |
MeandAd, seeing you have the same pod we do it would be helpful to know what you are towing with. We have towed ours with a '94 F-150, '11 F-150 and an '08 Explorer and a '13 Explorer. The only vehicle that gave us fits was the '08 Explorer as we couldn't go above 35 mph without major sway. So vehicle does play a part. More importantly however and offgrid addresses this quite well is your tongue weight, get that checked out for safety's sake. No fun having a pod swerving back and forth behind trying to pass you up.
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offgrid
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 7:22pm |
MeanAd, check this link where I've collected some data on tongue weight % of total trailer weight where sway has been reported my our members to occur. Some folks have experienced sway around the 10% point that is generally accepted as the minimum. One of these was a 177. That would indicate that to be safe we want to try to keep our pods at around 11% tongue weight or higher.
I suggest that you weigh your loaded trailer and tongue and if needed redistribute some weight so that you have 11% or greater on the tongue. I'm not suggesting you stop using an anti sway system but even with an anti sway system my opinion is that its better to have a rig that is inherently stable rather than to depend on the sway control.
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12384&title=tongue-weights-at-which-sway-has-occurred
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Woodmiester
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 1:56pm |
In the past, I have found that most people, the first time they install a WDH, they end up taking too much weight off of the tongue. I would suggest that you lower your L bracket one hole and see how that works. Even though you follow the install directions, you have to play around with it a little so that you are perfectly comfortable.
As a default, the RPOD is not condusive to sway. In most cases, the WDH does the trick.
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TheBum
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 11:21am |
Just a caveat: one really big advantage to the WDHs with built-in anti-way is that the anti sway can stay engaged when backing up. With an add-on sway bar, there's a limit as to how much of an angle they can withstand, so it's fairly easy to cause some damage if you leave them on when backing up; it's a really good idea to remove them.
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Pod People
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 11:17am |
What type of wdh do you have? Most of the wdh also have a provision for anti sway. You may already have part of what you need. If your wdh has the ability to add anti sway bars, this would mean simply adding the bars and the associated bar receivers to the a frame of the pod.
We use the Equalizer 4 point system and it works great for us. The hitch head has built in locations for the bars which serve as wd and anti sway Vann
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lostagain
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:22am |
... and what the towing capacity of your TV is.
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 9:34am |
You did not mention what you're towing with. That can have a big effect on how your "system" will deal with sway. Also, how you load the pod will affect sway conditions. Best to know how much weight you're pulling and how the weight is distributed.
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lostagain
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Posted: 13 Nov 2018 at 8:27am |
Most of t he good WDH systems have anti-sway as part of their function. If you got a good quality WDH and are still having a sway problem, you may not have the hitch balanced correctly.
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