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Had this happen a week ago, in the middle of fighting to keep it under control I forced myself to let go of the wheel with one hand to apply the trailer brakes, after 5 to 6 seconds of that it was apparent that it wasn't making a difference. Went back to both hands on the wheel. It was a wild ride that felt like forever but was probably 45 seconds to a minute. It happened as I passed a bigrig, while hitting a dip then a rough section of road. We started in the left lane, got dragged to the right, then halfway back to the left before things settled out. Even though they say not to, I honestly did apply light braking after the trailer brakes didn't help. Overall, we got very lucky. My tow vehicle weighs close to 9000lbs, and we were towing a 20' camper that weighs under 4000, I falsely thought it wouldn't happen to us. Ultimately we stopped and moved everything we could to the front of the camper and it towed fine after that.

lol what a tool

Need your eyes checked

improper load distribution. 20%~ of the weight should be on the car.

Thanks for Sharing glad to hear it worked out for you Stay safe out there

This why trailer brakes are important can easily straighten out a swinging trailer buy lightly pumping the trailer brakes on the controller

​@@Powder_actuated_lead-if you properly balance the load, this isn't even an issue. Trailer brakes are just a bandaid for poor weight distribution in this case.

You should keep the gas on and apply the trailer brake only.

@@northwesthotshot7191 or you could balance the load properly

Nothing wrong with the tow vehicle. Just poor weight distribution and too much speed.

Sway bars helping? Not really. A sway bar only works if there's pressure on them. The problem is due to weight distribution in the trailer. The tongue weight of the trailer was probably lifting the rear of the truck. There are some awesome videos on this.

One does not need to see trailer sway to know it is swaying. The towing vehicle starts to sway as well

@@scaggsinforms8854 but still, cant understand why didnt he slow down etc... 🤦

@@paul1e slowing down makes trailer sway worse. Slamming on the brakes while towing a trailer that is not swaying, is not an issue. Car stops and trailer stops inline behind it. Now imagine the trailer is swaying, meaning it is not inline with the towing vehicle. Slamming on the brakes while the trailer is at an angle (not inline) will cause the trailer to jackknife, That is an extreme example. The same holds true even if one slows down gradually using brakes. The solution for him was to speed up to get the trailer out of the sway. It is scary to gain more speed to get rid of sway. I have had trailer sway happen twice to me, and it is terrifying. I managed to stop the sway. 5th wheel hitches hardly ever have sway. The only time they do have sway is when the trailer is grossly imbalanced with how it is packed. I'm talking about big rig transport truck.

I see ignorant people say and think this all the time. Explain "safe towing" then

@@felixchien1664 explain what dad? the 3 year old comment?

@@johnballentine282 can you not read? I clearly typed "explain safe towing then”. Maybe you need to grow out of 3 year old reading level. :)

@@felixchien1664 You clearly have way too much time on your hands. Let me guess, If you don't have a 1 ton cummins then to hell with you all? Go find something else to complain about. It was obvious that it was not a balanced load and/or not improper weight distribution hitch setup. Go tend to your wife. With your attitude she is probably getting plowed by everyone else.

Sorry, but wrong. Give it gas to pull out of it and straighten up the trailer. This goes against natural instinct but accelerating is what you're supposed to do. Then after the trailer straightens out pull over and figure out what went wrong i.e. your weight distribution.

@@JB-ij9wt That only works in theory, because you're probably pulling too much weight to increase speed in time. What needs to happen is you slow the trailer down, but not the tow vehicle. So don't do anything with your car, but hit the brakes on the trailer. That'll even out the speed difference causing the sway.

Only because a handful of people out of thousands of satisfied users don't know how to follow directions or hated the truth.

Not about the truck, it's about the weight distribution in the trailer. Your opinion is wrong, go learn some facts about towing.

@@COSMACELF1802Unapologetically came out the cuts three years later to tell this man he’s wrong lmao

@@breastplatestretcher Better late than never. I'm just saying there's a right way to tow without the sway, lots of great videos on it too!

Oh forsure the weight distribution has a lot to do with it. But go try rent a U haul trailer somewhere with a ford explorer, it will never happen, you will have better luck with a 4 door car lol

Doesn’t always prevent this. About had this happen to me yesterday with a weight distribution hitch on. Got passed by an f250 doing 90 around me in high winds. I was doing 55 and managed to get back under control after slowing to 40.

Had this happen a week ago, in the middle of fighting to keep it under control I forced myself to let go of the wheel with one hand to apply the trailer brakes, after 5 to 6 seconds of that it was apparent that it wasn't making a difference. Went back to both hands on the wheel. It was a wild ride that felt like forever but was probably 45 seconds to a minute. It happened as I passed a bigrig, while hitting a dip then a rough section of road. We started in the left lane, got dragged to the right, then halfway back to the left before things settled out. Even though they say not to, I honestly did apply light braking after the trailer brakes didn't help. Overall, we got very lucky. My tow vehicle weighs close to 9000lbs, and we were towing a 20' camper that weighs under 4000, I falsely thought it wouldn't happen to us. Ultimately we stopped and moved everything we could to the front of the camper and it towed fine after that.

Imagine if it was a little Honda, it would have crashed before leaving the parking lot!

The only concern for weight on the tires and axle is not to exceed the GAWR and GVWR.

Fifth Wheel Street Right. I was just curious how the model reacts

Thank you, great demo!!

Mark R 😂😂😂😂

two clear reasons: 1. the person doesn't know what to do when the trailer starts to sway around. 2. The load distribution was way off, i.e. there was more weight behind the axel than in front of the axel -> no tongue weight. Some basic training would help but nobody cares in this country so it will be a surprise every time.

Vehicle appears to be overloaded. That looks like a 9000lb trailer to me.

how about training about how to tow and how to distribute weight in the trailer?

Zanfindel all good tips as well. The first thing I noticed was how small the vehicle was. Not heavy enough with a very short wheel base.

Not really about the tow vehicle. Watch this: m.ua-cam.com/video/i2fkOVHAC8Q/v-deo.html Also, if you watch other videos where this happens, it affects all sizes of tow vehicle. It’s ALL about the weight distribution in the trailer.

Not about the size of the truck, all about the weight distribution of the trailer on the tongue and hitch. Even bigger trucks can have sway if you don't focus on the physics of the weight in motion

victor urbina, not the tow vehicle. Tractor trailers are both shorter and lighter than the trailers the tow. The difference is stability. The caravan is not stable. That’s the problem. Weight needs to be moved forward so there is some tongue weight and it will settle right down. If the wheels are adjustable (probably not) then moving the wheels back will help stabilize the load. Ideally, you want about 10% of the trailer’s weight on the hitch. So a 3,000 lb trailer should put about 300 lbs weight on the hitch. Yeah, that’s heavy. That’s why you have that wheel in the front you can crank down so you don’t throw out your back. Having too much weight up front overloads the vehicle. For instance, move the wheels all the way back, and you now have 1,500 lbs on your vehicle. Add the usual cargo and passengers and you could overload your vehicle, depending on what it is. But have you ever seen someone take a trailer off the hitch and the trailer leans back with the hitch up in the air? They have to stand on it with a guy or two to get it back down to put back on the hitch? That’s very dangerous. Very. Dangerous. What that does is it reduces the weight on the tow vehicles rear wheels, providing less grip to the road. With most of the trailer’s weight behind the trailer axel, you now created a hinge. When that weight starts to move, and at some speed it will, it’s going to start throwing the rear end of the vehicle around (it’s no longer gripping the road like it should). Now rewatch the video and you’ll see exactly that happening.