Re: [SilverStreak] Tanks and Squishy

["Eddie" <Eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jason,
Those load levelers are often available used. Check trailer places, epay, 
etc. Lot's of brands. I saw a tongue weight scale Tom Patterson showed me. 
Was a little pricey, but quality tool. Maybe when all done you can tow to 
trailer supply or rv place and they will let you use theirs for a quick 
check. Others have the tongue scale so make a rally and ask someone on the 
list to bring their scale so you can check just what you have.

Consider this when your tending to be disappointed in your tow vehicle: 
Vintage or modern, no car, suv, suburban, or truck usually can duplicate 
load capacity greater than a 1/2 ton pickup and usually less, unless of 
course you have something definite and stronger such as a 3/4 or 1 ton, 
truck or van. Now you know from experience you can't take 10, 80 pound bags 
of sand or concrete and conveniently load them into your trunk or at the end 
of your pick for easy access. It just sinks the rear and raises the front. 
So you throw a few bags up front on the floor, some in the back floor, or 
all up near the cab if loading your pick up. The tow ball is even further 
back. So don't get disappointed in the tow vehicle doing something it cannot 
help but do.

The pair of load leveler bars are designed to make that tail weight transfer 
the load to the whole vehicle just like when you moved the individual sacks 
forward. They adjust since every vehicle is different. They put the front 
wheels down. When finished just get back and look. If it looks right and 
level, front wheels are down, your there! They do nothing for sway. The sway 
bar is considerably less expensive so if in doubt, don't be a statistic, 
just get one. I saw one that looked good to me at the local Northern Tool. 
They are available at every rv supply and trailer supply. They are easy to 
adjust and you generally need only one. They generally install on the 
drivers side since that is the least sharp turning side. A new sway bar with 
the required attachment plate that has to go under your trailer ball should 
cost about $125 or less. There are lot's of brands. They are simply a 
sliding bar like a telescope that with a hand twist of a L shaped handle 
adjust pressure on what looks like front disk brake pads. They work really 
good. Load levelers put the front wheels on the ground and give you control. 
Sway bars take all the squishy out like if you were in a boat or all the 
tires were extremely low on air. Gives great control.
-Eddie-
Houston, TX