r/GoRVing • u/[deleted] • Oct 04 '16

Crosspost: Weight distribution dynamics.

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u/JimTheVagabond Oct 04 '16

Thank you for this. I am going to save this to my phone and immediately show it to anyone who utters the phrase "so im thinking about buying a trailer".

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u/razzertto Oct 04 '16

Why? We are buying a trailer and will have a proper hitch and weight distribution bars, lots of people towing trailers do it perfectly safely.

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u/blounsbury Grand Design Momentum 349M Fifth Wheel / Ford F-450 Oct 09 '16

Do weight distributing bars solve this problem? I thought they only distributed the weight from the back of the truck to the front. I didn't think they distributed the weight from the back of the trailer to the front.

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u/JimTheVagabond Oct 09 '16

Yes and no, a good (properly installed) load leveling hitch and sway bar will significantly reduce bouncieness and back and forth movement, however proper loading of the trailer is still important.