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01-10-2020, 05:49 AM #21
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01-10-2020, 07:05 AM #22
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I would continue to use the mechanical sway controls along with the electronic one. The electronic sway control won't stop the slight sway you get from passing big rigs etc. It only works when the sway is more extreme. I had a 34' TT and used an electronic sway control device and I still got the slight sway by the passing big rigs.
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01-10-2020, 07:33 AM #23
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That's good to know, I can certainly keep the mechanical sway control. I just don't want that 300 lbs of stuff on the rear to try and pass me going down a mountain hill.
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01-10-2020, 07:40 AM #24
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My tow vehicle is a 2016, Toyota Tundra with towing package (1/2 ton truck). Having said that I'm sure numerous posts will now appear telling me it's not a big enough TV for the job. I installed a transmission temperature monitor. I have a strict practice of keeping the trans temp under 204 degrees. I either slow down, or downshift. IF the trans temp hits 210 I pull over. I drove 5000 miles in 2019 and only had to pull over and stop 1 time. On the highways I usually drive 65 and only occasionally 70. Crossing the continental divide I follow a semi, often only 40 mph. I'm not in a hurry. I weigh the truck, trailer, tongue weight before leaving home and as long as I follow my 204 degree rule I've never had any problems and I don't expect any.
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01-12-2020, 07:15 AM #25
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Sounds like it works well for your needs. I was wondering because of the length of wheel base. I believe longer wheelbase = more stability and wondering if anyone can comment on that, if a long bed truck makes difference in TT sway?
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01-12-2020, 07:49 AM #26
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Yes, longer wheelbase of tow vehicle does make a difference. I'm pulling this little (21'11") Winnebago Micro Minnie (sitting on dual axles also improves the handling) has a dry weight of 3,700 lbs. and a GVWR of 7,000. So I can add 2,300 lbs. of carrying capacity. My 2016 Ford F-150 crewcab has the very hard to find longbed (6'4") with the 3.5 L Ecoboost with Max Tow Pkg. So it tows very easily and I get 17 mpg. at 65 mph.
Yes, smaller food storage than we had in our Momentum but the places we'll be able to go with this compared to our 42' Momentum. We can pull in to any gas station when traveling.....no longer have to search out the truck stops nor pay truck stop prices. And higher speed rated tires than we could get for our Momentum means we can pull safer at 70 mph if we so choose to.
Everything in life has a trade off. We don't have the space that we had in our Momentum but this little rig does have a slide out and a murphy bed so enough room for the two of us during the day. We no longer have an outside kitchen (we never used it anyway). Even at 21'11" it does have a full pass through that's a pretty good size (for all the hook ups, etc. and still several large bins for additional cold weather clothing, etc.). It's a big change, just matters where your priorities are.
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01-12-2020, 08:50 AM #27
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A longer wheelbase on the tow vehicle will help the tow vehicle resist the side-to-side tugging associated with sway. If you think of the rear axle of the tow vehicle as a pivot point, the trailer is applying side-to-side forces at the hitch ball some 2'-3' behind the rear axle. This causes a torque/moment on the truck that makes it want to turn. The front axle of the truck provides an opposing force (resists side-to-side motion via static friction with roadway surface). The amount of opposing force needed is reduced by lengthening the wheelbase (lengthening moment arm).
You can think of it as an old-fashioned teeter-totter with a big kid (trailer) seated 3' from the pivot on one side. If a little kid is seated 3' from the pivot on the other side, the big kid is going to run the show and toss the little kid around. If that same little kid is seated 14' from the pivot, suddenly the antics of the big kid don't influence him nearly as much.2017 F-350 CCSB 6.7L
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01-12-2020, 01:51 PM #28
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01-13-2020, 07:25 AM #29
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01-13-2020, 08:27 AM #30
We started out looking at Reflection 312bhts TT @ 37' long and found that the 40' Solitude we bought was actually a shorter total rig length (plus the other benefits of a fifth wheel). I would say you could downgrade to a TT but you will obviously lose a lot of storage space and cargo capacity on the trailer - you will be selling stuff or loading up that truck bed. A smaller fifth wheel may offer you the overall experience you are looking for. A Reflection 29RS is only 30' 11" long but still a fifth wheel and 12' 3" tall (which is pretty short for a fifth wheel!). You could step down further to a Reflection 150 Series but I think the full blown Reflections will be a much nicer trailer.
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