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Old 09-12-2009, 08:17 PM   #6 (permalink)
artkelly
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Balance? Equalizer?

I don't recognize an equalizer in your list of equipment. (Sorry. I'm old and have trouble keeping up.) Are you using one?

The other thing about stability is to keep the weight of the stuff in the trailer over the ends as much as practicable while maintaining the hitch weight. This increases the rotational inertia of the trailer. (Making it harder to start swaying. The anti-sway device will help dampen it out once it begins to sway.)

Crank down on the anti-sway-device friction.

Are you over the manufacturer's GCVW? Do you have a weigh ticket, or is that just the total placard weights plus the weight of the other stuff? What are the steer and drive axle weights?

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