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Old 10-11-2014, 09:25 AM   #21
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Thank you to everyone that read and replied to my thread. It has given my lots to do and think about. Reading on this forum and having everyone's knowledge and experience is awesome. It will save me lots of trial and error plus money. Thanks again.

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Old 10-11-2014, 09:44 AM   #22
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Sometimes the waves in the pavement create a oscillation frequency that can be modulated by changing your driving speed.

Years ago driving across Wyoming at the posted 80 mpg in a Suburban, we were getting beat up (no trailer). After I slowed to m70 mph, the ride softened and we floated down the road like a boat on small swells on a lake or the ocean.

On a really bad piece of road, I will slow down to a speed that makes the ride bearable for us in the truck and the trailer behind.
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Old 10-11-2014, 10:00 AM   #23
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The bars I have are the ones that came with the Equalizer hitch. The hitch is rated for 10,000 lbs towing and 1,000 lbs carrying. I think that means I have 1,000 lb bars...

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Old 10-18-2014, 02:47 PM   #24
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My 2-cents . . .

I tow about 15-18000 miles a year through all kinds of roads. My setup is a 32-ft AS and a Dodge 2500 diesel TV. The hitch I'm using is a Reese dual cam. I had the hitch adjusted and set at JC - and benefited from a running commentary by the tech who was training a new tech. Some observations . . .

With the trailer unhitched - measure the distance from the road to the lip of the fender-well for both front and rear of the TV. Then hitch the trailer with the torsion bars and again measure the distance from the road to the lip of the fender-well. You want to have the same reduction in distance as between front and back, as this means that you've equalized the distribution of the tongue weight.

The sway control is adjusted . . .
Drive a short distance that is absolutely straight (the AS tech had me drive around their building and stop after going about 200 feet in a straight line). Then the cams were adjusted so that the torsion bar sat firm in the saddle of the cam bar - he used a pen-knife blade to ensure that there was no gap. The newer cam bars have a turnbuckle to adjust this length (mine required loosening the bolts where it is attached to the frame and tapping the assembly to move it forward or backward to effect the adjustment).

The dual cam system is an active sway control - it brings you back to a straight line, unlike the friction type.

I find that I don't feel any wind effects by passing trucks or buses.

There are some sections of interstate highways where the AS & TV act like a rocking horse - my response is to slow down to minimize the effect.
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Old 10-19-2014, 01:39 PM   #25
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+1 For the Airsafe hitch. We get great results with ours pulling with a 2500 Duramax. Also have the Equalizer with the same bars.

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