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Originally Posted by Ridgeline 4MX
Hi again - we have had several successful trips in our Hobbi, hauling with a setup put together with the assistance of the wonderful members of this forum (you know who you are!). On the most recent trip, though, we experienced our first significant crosswinds, sooooo.... I'm wondering what you folks on here are doing with reference to sway control. We are NOT hauling with a WDH, nor do we have any desire to do so.
Also, I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this phenomenon... had to haul back with 1/3 tank of fresh water last weekend when fully loaded with the bikes. Without the water, we probably are running in the neighborhood of 4900-4950 lbs of weight, and the tank is 50 gals, so at 1/3 tank reading on the gauge I'm guessing we had an extra 50 to 110 lbs. We were very worried about hauling at over capacity, but remarkably the ride was incredibly more smooth. Haven't got access to a truck scale close by. Anyone else had this happen?
Thanks, as always!
Julie
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Hello,
I too have experienced a similar phenomenon! I found that while hauling my 4500 lb trailer (fully loaded) it hauled better than it did when I packed lighter and the trailer weighed only 3800 lbs. It also did not sway (but then I did take off the sway bars).
Now I am considering purchasing a trailer that weighs 4100 lbs dry with a hitch weight of 402. The trailer is 26' long and I am hopeful it will pull as good as the old one which did not have brakes and was a piece!