Hi Everyone,
My wife and I are brand new to the TT world and just took our first 4 day camping trip. We towed about 300 miles on both interstates and smaller highways. It was a mixture of hills and flat lands.
We are pulling with a 2018 F150 Lariat 3.5 eco boost with trailer tow package and a Blue Ox sway pro with 1000lb bars. I’ve got the WD hitch tuned pretty well everything sitting nice and level. We’re under all of the weight specs of the truck and in regards to power it tows the trailer very well. However the handling left me with some white knuckle moments. Being passed by big rigs was fine but cross winds really gave me trouble. We had gusts of 20 mph which would push the rig around and make it feel like it was sliding side to side and pushing the front of the truck towards the wind direction. I assume this was sway but I’ve never felt it before so I’m unsure.
I think the 150 should be adequate for this setup but now I’m second guessing it. Can something be done to help the setup handle better? Jumping up to an F-250 would be a bit of a stretch at this point but I think we’d consider it if we really needed to. I can post my scale weighs both unloaded and with the loaded trailer if that would be helpful. I haven’t measured tongue weight yet but plan on ordering a scale this week.
We really love the trailer and had a fantastic time!
Thanks for the help!
My wife and I are brand new to the TT world and just took our first 4 day camping trip. We towed about 300 miles on both interstates and smaller highways. It was a mixture of hills and flat lands.
We are pulling with a 2018 F150 Lariat 3.5 eco boost with trailer tow package and a Blue Ox sway pro with 1000lb bars. I’ve got the WD hitch tuned pretty well everything sitting nice and level. We’re under all of the weight specs of the truck and in regards to power it tows the trailer very well. However the handling left me with some white knuckle moments. Being passed by big rigs was fine but cross winds really gave me trouble. We had gusts of 20 mph which would push the rig around and make it feel like it was sliding side to side and pushing the front of the truck towards the wind direction. I assume this was sway but I’ve never felt it before so I’m unsure.
I think the 150 should be adequate for this setup but now I’m second guessing it. Can something be done to help the setup handle better? Jumping up to an F-250 would be a bit of a stretch at this point but I think we’d consider it if we really needed to. I can post my scale weighs both unloaded and with the loaded trailer if that would be helpful. I haven’t measured tongue weight yet but plan on ordering a scale this week.
We really love the trailer and had a fantastic time!
Thanks for the help!
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