Tongue Weight

The class 3 will at least give you the ability to go up to your vehicle's 350 lbs max tongue weight, so it wasn't a bad purchase.  Try the tongue-down configuration before you add a sway bar, if you can easily swap your tow bar around or borrow someone else's.  Mine can either go 2" up or 2" down by flipping it (and then moving the ball), which in my case took me from slightly tongue-up to slightly down.  No sway bar necessary.

Originally posted by rpodcamper.com I'm towing a 171 and started with a jeep liberty and had sway with that.  I did not get much chance to play with the what options to try as my wife totaled that vehicle.  I replaced it with a Chevy Trail Blazer and the sway did go away.  I did have to drop the trailer lower on the ball so try that.

I have towed my 175 all over with my Liberty.  No problems at all.

Terry

what i was meaning to say about the Liberty was that The hookup I had did sway but I'm thinking it was that the trailer was sitting higher.

Does the tongue weight of the 171 as listed on Forest River specs (225lbs) INCLUDE the battery and propane tank?

Unless FR is different from other manufacturers, tongue weight is always given with nothing on it. That's due to a simple reason --- people load different size batteries (with different weights) on their trailer and ditto on propane --- one tank or two. A battery and propane will easily  add another 70+ pounds to the tongue weight.  A common mistake for newbies is that they don't realize how much weight is added to an RV once 'stuff' is packed into it, including the tongue.
   Now, because propane tank is standard on that unit, it's possible that is included. But battery is not a factory option. That comes from the dealer.