Hi fellow Grey Nomads. I'm an extreme novice in caravanning. I've recently bought a Goldstream camper trailer & towed it empty with a Holden Crewman. Much to my disappointment there was a lot of swaying as well as up & down movement when it was being towed. Without changing vehicles would weight distribution bars help solve this problem? Also, when I have both the car & camper trailer fully loaded would this also help solve this problem? Thanks in advance for your advice.
Dougwe said
08:37 PM Jul 11, 2015
Welcome to the gang Pwee54, enjoy here and out in the playground.
I would say once the tug and den are loaded all should be good. Just make sure you don't overload either and distribute weight as evenly as possible. Try to keep some weight on the tow ball but under max.
Pwee54 said
08:41 PM Jul 11, 2015
Thx Doug
cruiser1980 said
04:01 PM Jul 19, 2015
Welcome to a great and informative forum
I am sure you find the members very helpful and friendly horde, full of lifes experience and willing to share.
I hope to see you here on regular basis.
Cliffy and Shell said
09:43 PM Jul 26, 2015
Hi Newbie, This is a user name that will annoy you when you're not a newbie!! I have had the same problem and found great info on the manufactures site for the bars. Also great info for manufacturers on YouTube. I found that the bars helped heaps, (transfer weight to front of vehicle?) but this would depend on load, axle configuration and ball weight. Measure your ball weight and then search the manufacturers sites.
Hi fellow Grey Nomads. I'm an extreme novice in caravanning. I've recently bought a Goldstream camper trailer & towed it empty with a Holden Crewman. Much to my disappointment there was a lot of swaying as well as up & down movement when it was being towed. Without changing vehicles would weight distribution bars help solve this problem? Also, when I have both the car & camper trailer fully loaded would this also help solve this problem? Thanks in advance for your advice.
I would say once the tug and den are loaded all should be good. Just make sure you don't overload either and distribute weight as evenly as possible. Try to keep some weight on the tow ball but under max.
Welcome to a great and informative forum
I am sure you find the members very helpful and friendly horde, full of lifes experience and willing to share.
I hope to see you here on regular basis.
Hi Newbie, This is a user name that will annoy you when you're not a newbie!! I have had the same problem and found great info on the manufactures site for the bars. Also great info for manufacturers on YouTube. I found that the bars helped heaps, (transfer weight to front of vehicle?) but this would depend on load, axle configuration and ball weight. Measure your ball weight and then search the manufacturers sites.
cheers
Cliffy and Shell