Need for sway bars and/or weight distribution setup - Good Old RVs2024-03-29T12:13:55Zhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/forum/topics/need-for-sway-bars-and-or-weight-distribution-setup?commentId=2093474%3AComment%3A245706&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell Pat..I'll do that and I…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-06:2093474:Comment:2458722015-02-06T05:19:21.290ZVal Tunahttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/ValTuna
<p>Well Pat..I'll do that and I know your absolutely right..nothing Im going through is unique or unusual and many newer readers can benefit from this ramble.</p>
<p>I was actually really warm today..had to put on a sun dress..sorry to rub it in, but SoCal was 81 today..it's unusually warm. </p>
<p>So yes, I'll stay warm and you stay warm too.</p>
<p>Well Pat..I'll do that and I know your absolutely right..nothing Im going through is unique or unusual and many newer readers can benefit from this ramble.</p>
<p>I was actually really warm today..had to put on a sun dress..sorry to rub it in, but SoCal was 81 today..it's unusually warm. </p>
<p>So yes, I'll stay warm and you stay warm too.</p> excellent pics...do you see a…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-05:2093474:Comment:2457842015-02-05T05:07:16.450Zdavid crafthttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/davidcraft
excellent pics...do you see a problem with the combined unit? the main shank should be almost vertical. instead there is a lot of deflection. most combo bars come out within a degree of horizontal. a degree or two more on tension. this setup needs a better look for sure. i seen factory hitches do this before...like they never intended WD hitches.
excellent pics...do you see a problem with the combined unit? the main shank should be almost vertical. instead there is a lot of deflection. most combo bars come out within a degree of horizontal. a degree or two more on tension. this setup needs a better look for sure. i seen factory hitches do this before...like they never intended WD hitches. Well Pat, I mean it. When I f…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-05:2093474:Comment:2458672015-02-05T05:05:13.336ZVal Tunahttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/ValTuna
<p>Well Pat, I mean it. When I first started being interested in getting a trailer I found your website and joined just to start getting familiar with this world. Shortly after I bought my first trailer..the 1955 Roadliner..I still knew almost nothing, was excited but had tons of questions about smells, the water tank, etc and frankly no one around me to ask..and so I asked those questions here and members answered like a big family would. It's like having a hot line on the Million Dollar…</p>
<p>Well Pat, I mean it. When I first started being interested in getting a trailer I found your website and joined just to start getting familiar with this world. Shortly after I bought my first trailer..the 1955 Roadliner..I still knew almost nothing, was excited but had tons of questions about smells, the water tank, etc and frankly no one around me to ask..and so I asked those questions here and members answered like a big family would. It's like having a hot line on the Million Dollar Question..</p>
<p>I love that there is a community of people who live all over this country, who become connected like this, share, and help one another. To me thats the finest of human nature at work..right here at my little desk I am communicating and feeling listened to, and everyone is helping me learn and we don't know one another at all but it feels as if we might! This advice might save my life or someone elses who might be reading these threads..so right there is the value of this effort. </p>
<p>This is cool..very cool..and you have clearly done what you set out to do, so Thank you again. I will continue to ask..so don't think I'm done clogging up your webpages!!! :-)</p>
<p>And this website works great, is really easy to figure out and post on and thats a huge plus. Bravo to you on many counts!!!</p> Looks like the second photo h…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-05:2093474:Comment:2457162015-02-05T04:35:04.428ZVal Tunahttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/ValTuna
<p>Looks like the second photo has both, is that correct? These hitch situations are much more complicated than I've been using..but I guess it's like the safety comparison between installing a dead bolt on your front door, to just hooking a little hook and trusting that no one wants to test it. </p>
<p>Many thanks again Lakota..I am starting to get this. </p>
<p>Looks like the second photo has both, is that correct? These hitch situations are much more complicated than I've been using..but I guess it's like the safety comparison between installing a dead bolt on your front door, to just hooking a little hook and trusting that no one wants to test it. </p>
<p>Many thanks again Lakota..I am starting to get this. </p> Heres a picture of weight di…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-05:2093474:Comment:2457802015-02-05T02:10:25.166ZLakota Wolfhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/LakotaWolf
<p>Heres a picture of weight distribution bars. also called torsion bars. And an anti sway bar,(friction type)</p>
<p>Heres a picture of weight distribution bars. also called torsion bars. And an anti sway bar,(friction type)</p> Pictures tell me so much..now…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-04:2093474:Comment:2459562015-02-04T18:32:37.351ZVal Tunahttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/ValTuna
<p>Pictures tell me so much..now I get how these work. Thank you for this visual. </p>
<p>Being that both of my trailers have different heights,weights,widths,and my Suburban is not heavy duty but does have factory towing pkg.., this kind of adjustable hitch makes a ton of sense. </p>
<p>I read the humility of your lesson here..the fact that you both survived such a devastating accident , and are now able to warn others, is not lost on me. I am one who learns from the experiences of others and…</p>
<p>Pictures tell me so much..now I get how these work. Thank you for this visual. </p>
<p>Being that both of my trailers have different heights,weights,widths,and my Suburban is not heavy duty but does have factory towing pkg.., this kind of adjustable hitch makes a ton of sense. </p>
<p>I read the humility of your lesson here..the fact that you both survived such a devastating accident , and are now able to warn others, is not lost on me. I am one who learns from the experiences of others and grateful for such intelligent, possibly life saving advice that I am gaining on this website from all of you. </p>
<p>This forum is true community at work. Thanks to all of you.</p>
<p></p> Thanks for this link. I will…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-04:2093474:Comment:2457722015-02-04T18:32:27.042ZVal Tunahttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/ValTuna
<p>Thanks for this link. I will do some research about this device . As far as used, although I often buy pre-owned things...I am not confident enough in what I am buying here to know if a used WD hitch and sway bar set up is full functioning, or if something is missing, bent,etc. I would always be wondering if it was OK.</p>
<p>I appreciate, as you do these reminders to go slow. When I am driving it's sometimes other towers who rush past me in the slow lane, as if the scenery is better viewed…</p>
<p>Thanks for this link. I will do some research about this device . As far as used, although I often buy pre-owned things...I am not confident enough in what I am buying here to know if a used WD hitch and sway bar set up is full functioning, or if something is missing, bent,etc. I would always be wondering if it was OK.</p>
<p>I appreciate, as you do these reminders to go slow. When I am driving it's sometimes other towers who rush past me in the slow lane, as if the scenery is better viewed at a faster pace!!</p>
<p>OH..and that grey/black water knowhow is another learning curve I will not be able to avoid now with the larger trailer!! Oh my!!!</p> Yeah, I totally forgot about…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-04:2093474:Comment:2457052015-02-04T12:40:03.554ZDavid Kreuserhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/DavidKreuser
<p>Yeah, I totally forgot about tow behind trailer sways, I remember them being called equalizer hitches. As a kid we had one on a tow behind</p>
<p>Yeah, I totally forgot about tow behind trailer sways, I remember them being called equalizer hitches. As a kid we had one on a tow behind</p> Hi Val, this is what I mean b…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-04:2093474:Comment:2456972015-02-04T01:53:47.436ZFredhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/3hrhwo25jhpp7
Hi Val, this is what I mean by rise. I am not sure if that's even the proper nomenclature but it works for me. I have yet to use it because of the remodel but I am interested in seeing what kind of feedback I get from this if any. Has anyone else use this type? One concern is that the pin holding the ball assembly may act as a pivot point for stop and go traffic.<br />
While reading the rest of this I happened upon the pics of the overturned rig. I think that made your mind up for you and I know it…
Hi Val, this is what I mean by rise. I am not sure if that's even the proper nomenclature but it works for me. I have yet to use it because of the remodel but I am interested in seeing what kind of feedback I get from this if any. Has anyone else use this type? One concern is that the pin holding the ball assembly may act as a pivot point for stop and go traffic.<br />
While reading the rest of this I happened upon the pics of the overturned rig. I think that made your mind up for you and I know it made mine. I'm going to research and see about away bars for my setup. Even if I never go over 50, hitting a road hazard such as a four inch drop will definitely shake things up. Here in NM, some of the highway roads are horrid. I 25 for example, around hatch, nm seems like all they did was throw asphalt over the desert and call it a road. Shook me like crazy! I 10 gets shut down often during the spring due to very high winds. So yes, sway bars are in store for me as well.<br />
Good luck!<br />
Fred What I meant ,not in my case,…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-02-04:2093474:Comment:2456952015-02-04T00:58:31.253ZLakota Wolfhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/LakotaWolf
<p>What I meant ,not in my case, Ive pulled smaller 10 and 12 footers and the weight distribution bars (W/D bars), didnt really make a difference,, It wasnt a heavy load to have to distribute.</p>
<p>What I had mentioned about quick connects,, is you can aquire the hook up hardware for both trailers and use the sway bars on either without having to have 2 sets on hand.. I carry sway bars with several pieces of hardware to hook up to pretty much any trailer I have to pull.</p>
<p>What I meant ,not in my case, Ive pulled smaller 10 and 12 footers and the weight distribution bars (W/D bars), didnt really make a difference,, It wasnt a heavy load to have to distribute.</p>
<p>What I had mentioned about quick connects,, is you can aquire the hook up hardware for both trailers and use the sway bars on either without having to have 2 sets on hand.. I carry sway bars with several pieces of hardware to hook up to pretty much any trailer I have to pull.</p>