ice castle swaying help.

[dewey1980]

looking for some ideas to stop fish house from swaying going down the road,i load every thing to the front to put weight on tounge, but it still gets wild back there. thanks.

[bmc2b]

2 possibilities come to mind, first if there is not enough tongue weight, it can cause things to swerve, second, you might want to check the trailer alignment.

[WinterHaven]

Also you can connect sway bars to it as well.

[outdoorav]

Do you tow it with a truck 1/2, 3/4 or suv. Your tow rig tires could have weak side walls. what size house do have.

[dewey1980]

F250 super duty is the truck,house is 16 ft plus v front,put a new pair of tires last year,how do u know if the tire walls are soft.

[Traxxx]

We had the same problem and it turned out to be not enough tounge weight. When towing down the highway, we moved the batteries to the front and that fixed it.

[dewey1980]

how much weight needs to be on the tounge,i can lift the tounge with little effort and when i load everthing to the front it helps but still does it.At about 70 miles an hour it gets real bad maybe need to just slow down.

[shamrock7]

10% to 15% of the total trailer weight is the usual rule. Read more here.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/towing/towing-capacity/information/tongue-weight.htm

[shizzy]

F250 super duty is the truck,house is 16 ft plus v front,put a new pair of tires last year,how do u know if the tire walls are soft.

what pressure are you running in the truck tires? most times it helps to air them up to the max. I had an Old K Blazer that I found I needed to air the tires to full pressure. it made all the difference in the sway.

Also is the trailer level to the truck?

[jeffreyd]

make sure the tire pressure on your truck is what the door sticker recommends and not what is on the tire itself. the tongue weight is very important as it holds the trailer in a single spot. you could also be fighting the tracks in the road with the trailer. i have taken a chain and tied it from the trailer to the tongue to hold it in place. work just like sway bars. if you move some weight forward and that does ot help then you need to look into a sway kit of some type.

[dewey1980]

how did u tie chains from trailer and the tounge and my truck tires are at max on the air. pulling a 5th wheel need to be at max the tounge weight is where im going to start

[jigginjerk]

Not to criticize but, I wouldn't pull my house 70mph. It says in my owners book not to exceed 55mph. I'm sure they error on the low side to cover there rear.

[dewey1980]

Ok,here is what im going to do,fill the tongue with cement,unless someone else have a better idea thanks.

[fishorgolf]

I have almost the same house and I can pull 65 with no problems at all but when I get to 70 I can just start feeling it start to sway a little. Mine is a tube frame.

Question, were do you have to get to so fast that 65/70 isn't getting you there fast enough?

[dewey1980]

I run 65 to 70 depends on the hiway im on, lock cruise at 70 on a long run, do this with my boat and no problem and all my other trailers i just want the ice house to do the same

[leech~~]

Ok,here is what im going to do,fill the tongue with cement,unless someone else have a better idea thanks.

Doa! Don't fill the tongue with cement! Why add unneeded weight? The tongue will still flex and the cement will crack up over time and just fall out! Also, try checking your spring loading, and add a leaf helper if their to soft. But slow the heck down, it's icesy out and it's better to get there then end up in the ditch!

[Surface Tension]

I take it you have a single axel trailer.

What is the tongue weight and is the trailer level when hooked up?

Next is what load rating and type tire on the trailer?

[MuleShack]

how much weight needs to be on the tounge,i can lift the tounge with little effort and when i load everthing to the front it helps but still does it.At about 70 miles an hour it gets real bad maybe need to just slow down.

If you can lift the tounge with minimal effort, i would have to say that you dont have enought weight up front.

You should have to atleast grunt a little if you had to lift it by hand onto your hitch.

I had that with one of my lawn trailers this fall. I only had one mower on it and it was towards the back. It looked good but I could pick up the tounge with one hand and set it on the hitch. It was good at 50mph, but as soon as I hit 55-60 it wanted to sway. Moved it forward on the return trip and I had to use 2 hands and put some effort into lifting off the hitch when I got home...but the ride back was good.

[CatchPhotoFilet]

There is definately too much weight on the back end!

[youngie22]

When loaded is your trailer level or dipping towards the pick up? It may help to lower height of tongue so trailer dips towards truck. If its right at level or dipping towards the rear that will give you some extra sway!

[dewey1980]

i will try to lower the tounge,i am level right now thanks.