Towing issues
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Towing issues
I have a 17 250 KR FX4. Towing a 36' TT with 1000lb tongue weight. I have a reese wdh. The ride is fine but it's a constant battle to keep in the lane even with sway control hooked up. I can't go much over 60 without going into other lanes. It's a constant back and forth. Does it at 60 also but not as extreme and I can at least stay in my lane. Has anyone else had any issues like this? I had a pro re-do the hitch set up so everything there is good. The ride improved after the readjust but the truck sway is the same. I'm at a loss
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I had terrible sway with my F-150 towing a similar 36 ft 1000 lb tongue weight trailer. I bought an expensive ProPride Hitch and it eliminated 95-98% of the sway in crosswinds or being passed by tractor trailers.
https://www.propridehitch.com/propri...control-hitch/
Another hitch with the same results is a Hensley.
https://hensleymfg.com
They work, but they are expensive. The good news is that they offer 60 day return policy. Returns can be expensive to ship the 200 lbs back to the manufacture.
Now with a 5th wheel I some times forget the trailer is behind me.
https://www.propridehitch.com/propri...control-hitch/
Another hitch with the same results is a Hensley.
https://hensleymfg.com
They work, but they are expensive. The good news is that they offer 60 day return policy. Returns can be expensive to ship the 200 lbs back to the manufacture.
Now with a 5th wheel I some times forget the trailer is behind me.
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Even with a 1000 lbs tongue if you don't have the weight in the trailer evenly distributed you're going to have sway. That fact that the F-250 may be higher at the hitch than your GM truck even with the same load it will handle differently, just a couple of inches will be night and day with an unbalanced load. It may take some work but you need to have good weight distribution to tow safely.
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I have a 24' enclosed trailer I use to haul a jeep wrangler, couple 4 wheelers and camping gear, It goes around 10k lbs. I don't use a wdh (yet) but I have no problems with it in tow. I stick to around 65 because I don't wanna push the ST tires, I thought I felt a little sway once but it wasn't bad.
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I currently tow a 38' TT with a 1400lb hitch weight. I found that if I loaded the trailer more towards the front, putting more weight on the truck it help tons. Also if you are coming from a 150 it is possible you need to readjust your WD hitch. It could be that you are not putting enough weight on the hitch.
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Even with a 1000 lbs tongue if you don't have the weight in the trailer evenly distributed you're going to have sway. That fact that the F-250 may be higher at the hitch than your GM truck even with the same load it will handle differently, just a couple of inches will be night and day with an unbalanced load. It may take some work but you need to have good weight distribution to tow safely.
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I currently tow a 38' TT with a 1400lb hitch weight. I found that if I loaded the trailer more towards the front, putting more weight on the truck it help tons. Also if you are coming from a 150 it is possible you need to readjust your WD hitch. It could be that you are not putting enough weight on the hitch.
I came from a 08 2500 duramax. I did have to get a diff shank and re adjust things. The trailer is as it would come from the dealer plus maybe 100lbs in the front and only storage compartment. Shop I bought the hitch from weighed it today at 1000lbs on the tongue
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Even with a 1000 lbs tongue if you don't have the weight in the trailer evenly distributed you're going to have sway. That fact that the F-250 may be higher at the hitch than your GM truck even with the same load it will handle differently, just a couple of inches will be night and day with an unbalanced load. It may take some work but you need to have good weight distribution to tow safely.
