There are several ways to make a trailer prone to swaying:
- The trailer tongue is unweighted by a load that's too far aft (not usually a problem with TrailManors).
- A high center of gravity in the tow vehicle or the trailer (not usually a problem with TrailManors).
- Weight in the back of the tow vehicle is unloading the front wheels (tongue weight plus load in the back of the tow vehicle) (this is almost always a problem with TrailManors, and a weight distributing hitch is mandatory for almost all of us).
- Driving faster makes everything bad about towing get worse.
(High side winds can be a towing problem, too)
In general, TrailManors don't sway much. If a trailer sways, I would address any weight and load distribution issues immediately.
And no matter what else, a swaying load is trying to tell you that your vehicle is unstable.
- If you are having difficulty controlling your vehicle in circumstances you consider ordinary, what's the plan for adventures that are worse than ordinary?
- If you're on the road and you're swaying, no matter what the cause, you need to slow down until you don't sway, whether that means slowing to 55 or to 25!
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2005 TrailManor 3023
2003 Toyota Highlander 220hp V6 FWD
Reese 1000# round bar Weight Distributing Hitch
Prodigy brake controller.
"It's not how fast you can go, it's how fast you can stop an RV that counts."
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