Scott_in_WVA
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Hello.........
I have a 16 ft trailer which I pull on occasion on a 1/2 ton pickup.Yesterday I had to take my tractor and bush hog to the welding shop.If I drive the tractor onto the trailer it puts way too much tongue weight on the truck(only about 2" of clearance between the jack and the ground) so I back the rig up on the trailer and most of my weight is on the back tandems on the trailer,if I go over 30 mph,it sways like crazy...which is not good..my question is wood sway bars help very much?I know the problem is because all of my weight is towards the back of the trailer,this tractor is very heavy with 4 loaded tires/bushog/and loader.The only other thing I could think of doing is trying to center the tractor over the trailer wheels but this is going to cause a lot of overhang on the end of the trailer,not to mention the job I would go through having to remove my ramps on the end of the trailer because they stay attatched to the trailer and are carried in an upright position.I never have a sway problem when I am able to keep the tractor centered on the wheels,I have come off of hills 70 M.P.H before this way and not a problem.
The real solution would to be to move up in truck and trailer size....but that takes a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$ I am not willing to spend as of now.Would sway bars help much in a situation like this?
Thanks
I have a 16 ft trailer which I pull on occasion on a 1/2 ton pickup.Yesterday I had to take my tractor and bush hog to the welding shop.If I drive the tractor onto the trailer it puts way too much tongue weight on the truck(only about 2" of clearance between the jack and the ground) so I back the rig up on the trailer and most of my weight is on the back tandems on the trailer,if I go over 30 mph,it sways like crazy...which is not good..my question is wood sway bars help very much?I know the problem is because all of my weight is towards the back of the trailer,this tractor is very heavy with 4 loaded tires/bushog/and loader.The only other thing I could think of doing is trying to center the tractor over the trailer wheels but this is going to cause a lot of overhang on the end of the trailer,not to mention the job I would go through having to remove my ramps on the end of the trailer because they stay attatched to the trailer and are carried in an upright position.I never have a sway problem when I am able to keep the tractor centered on the wheels,I have come off of hills 70 M.P.H before this way and not a problem.
The real solution would to be to move up in truck and trailer size....but that takes a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$ I am not willing to spend as of now.Would sway bars help much in a situation like this?
Thanks