Howdy! I am a somewhat inexperienced trailer driver (just have pulled smaller utility trailers in the country). This past summer went on an awesome trip to Arkansas to enjoy the Ozarks. I rented a 14 foot Hydraulic tandem axel trailer from United Rentals to take my Polaris ranger and ATV there (I was barely able to fit them both but made it work), note I am using a 2010 Ford F-150 2WD.
On the way there I was white knuckling the entire time because the trailer was swaying ridiculously bad anytime I I went over 50 miles per hour. I mean I was sure it was going to flip off at some points. Needles to say the drive from DFW to Ozark, Arkansas took about twice as long.
I think we loaded the vehicles incorrectly weight distribution wise so we were sure to maximize weight on the front of the trailer (in front of the axel/tires) to ensure this wouldn't happen again. It was slightly better but still swayed a ton and made for a very slow and sketchy ride back.
Long story short I am going back in December and wanted to see if the automotive board had any insight as to why I was having this issue, and how to mitigate it going forward. Thanks ags!
On the way there I was white knuckling the entire time because the trailer was swaying ridiculously bad anytime I I went over 50 miles per hour. I mean I was sure it was going to flip off at some points. Needles to say the drive from DFW to Ozark, Arkansas took about twice as long.
I think we loaded the vehicles incorrectly weight distribution wise so we were sure to maximize weight on the front of the trailer (in front of the axel/tires) to ensure this wouldn't happen again. It was slightly better but still swayed a ton and made for a very slow and sketchy ride back.
Long story short I am going back in December and wanted to see if the automotive board had any insight as to why I was having this issue, and how to mitigate it going forward. Thanks ags!