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Old 06-13-2010, 04:30 PM
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I replaced a tri axle steel trailer with an aluminum tandem axle trailer. The new trailer has a tendency to sway at highway speeds. Do I have too much or too little tongue weight?
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You need more weight on your tongue,I think it's 10% of your weight should be on the tongue.
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It could be either, but probably too little.
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Set your truck up so it is sitting fairly level, not all sagged out in the back, and add more tongue weight. Most of the weight in a boat is in the rear anyways so the axles on the trailer need to be pretty far back. Check truck and trailer tire air pressure also. Good luck.
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Make sure the trailer is level as well.
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