Bill,
I've looked at pictures of others' rigs and noted that many don't seem to
have any sort of anti-sway device. My hitch on the Jeep P/U is pretty rugged
(I've hauled a small 'dozer behind it, albeit slowly!), and has no provisions
for load levelers or even the anti-sway friction gadget. I know that 10% (or
more) tounge weight is recommended for stability, but haven't yet weighed the
tounge. The trailer weighed 2940# when I brought it home, MINUS the tounge
weight, as it was connected to the truck.

My wife used to pull her horse trailer with another Jeep P/U with the same
bumper/hitch (my construction, in 1971) and used no anti-sway or leveler
devices. Of course, it was a tandem axle trailer.

Maybe I don't need that thing at all, but it's still a bit worrisome. Like any
other insurance, you don't really know that you need it until it's too late.
<<grin>>
 

<<Jim>>
 

Bill Scott wrote:

> Hey Jim, just remember as the trailer sways to the left or right, the
> friction sway device restrains the movement, by the same token, it also
> restrains the return to home position. Some people like them and some
> hate them. Ive never needed one. The weight distribution devices seem
> to work just fine. The key ingredients to this mix are Load, speed, and
> proper balance. Plus watch out for the "Bow Wave" that those 18 weelers
> push along at 80 plus mph. Your little globetrotter properly loaded,
> and with a strong chevy 350 conversion in that big square Jeep. That
> would be a hefty and easy to fix combination.

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