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Motor7
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Topic: Maiden voyage and Tuna Fishing(sway) problems Posted: 20 Feb 2019 at 7:32am |
Flood #3 last night and this morning{sigh}. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions, will be getting the tongue weight when the water recedes and I can get out(approach to our bridge goes under about 2.5'.
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Woodmiester
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 6:05pm |
I meant to say a WDH AND an anti sway bar.
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Woodmiester
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 6:04pm |
I have found over the years that single axle trailers are super sensitive to how they are loaded. On my pod, I am always mindful of the total weight of the unit and how it is distributed. I always carry the preponderance of the weight forward of the axle and use a WDH as well as an anti sway.
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mcarter
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 5:00pm |
Motor 7,
I would NOT go with 4:10 gears. 3:73 is a good ratio for truck. I believe mine our 3:40s, some Fords less. I have had 4:10s - not a good road gear.
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Mike Carter
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lostagain
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 10:13am |
You mean Champaign, with all those bubbles it's lighter. ;--)
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offgrid
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 10:02am |
For the record I now have D rated 15 inch tires and wheels, but I also didn't notice any sway with the original 14 inch LRC's.
I think a low tongue weight ratio is probably the most significant contributor to sway. Wind will trigger sway but the underlying cause is too many of those heavy red weights in the rear. Put all your Merlot up front and keep your Chardonnay in the back and you'll be fine. 
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lostagain
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 9:50am |
With our mid-sized truck we run D tires and a Fastway e2 and have never had any issue with sway, even with strong cross-winds. I do want some of those cool red weights from the video, though. They really seem to make a difference. ;--)
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texman
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 9:40am |
i changed to D rated tires and inflated them to spec and that helped me alot. most of my sway is caused by external forces: WIND! I have WDH and antisway but the tires made a noticeable improvement.
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offgrid
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 9:18am |
I had a foot of water in my house from Matthew. Took a year to get it sorted. House is 12 ft higher now. It will blow away way before it floods...
I 100% agree with you on eliminating all trailer sway. I want it eliminated at the source, don't want to have to count on sway control at all. I'm at about 15% tongue weight and have zero sway (trailer swings back into its track within one cycle when I do a sudden lane change). That's with no sway control. I'm guessing if you increase your tongue weight you can achieve the same.
Check out this video:
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 19 Feb 2019 at 9:17am |
Our R-pod does not sway, and I don't think it would be any more inclined to sway than almost any other type of trailer. Your big clue was the long shank causing more sway. I would be inclined to believe that you do not have enough forward weight in the R-pod. If the tongue weight is at 10%, I would increase it to 11 or 12 percent.
You may also not have enough weight transferred with the WDH. Getting those front wheels weighted will help a bnch.
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