fish tailing

Mike Pearson · 09-08-2010, 04:06 PM

Is your truck a dually? if not your tires are probably overloaded with a trailer that long.

Tom Simon · 09-09-2010, 04:12 PM

I've put thousands of miles on my similar combination, 32ft tripple axle tag behind a 1 ton crew cab dually... it wasn't bad, but things got a lot better, particularly in the Mojave crosswinds on the way to Vegas, after I added a single Reese friction-type sway control. Much like a shock absorber on all four corners of any car or truck, sway control devices damp out sway between the truck and trailer.

I latter towed the same 32ft tag trailer behind our 1 ton 15 passenger Ford van... the sway came back. For $60, I simply added a second Reese friction-type sway device, and the problem went away!

I'm a believer... "your results may vary"

09-08-2010, 04:06 PM	#1
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 617 Liked 1,943 Times in 584 Posts	Re: fish tailing Is your truck a dually? if not your tires are probably overloaded with a trailer that long. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

09-09-2010, 04:12 PM	#2
Tom Simon Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 8 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: fish tailing I've put thousands of miles on my similar combination, 32ft tripple axle tag behind a 1 ton crew cab dually... it wasn't bad, but things got a lot better, particularly in the Mojave crosswinds on the way to Vegas, after I added a single Reese friction-type sway control. Much like a shock absorber on all four corners of any car or truck, sway control devices damp out sway between the truck and trailer. I latter towed the same 32ft tag trailer behind our 1 ton 15 passenger Ford van... the sway came back. For $60, I simply added a second Reese friction-type sway device, and the problem went away! I'm a believer... "your results may vary"