Good morning all. Last spring I bought my first travel trailer. A 2011 22'. I was unable to get the WDH set up correctly and reached out on this site for help. Will all the excellent advice, I got it set up and it pulled great all last year. This past winter I bought a slightly larger trailer. Probably 500 lbs heavier, maybe 2-300 lbs more on the hitch. I thought I could use the same E2 0800 WDH that was on the last trailer. I tried, I did, nothing I set up kept the truck and trailer from drifting around the highway. Around town 50 and below, I don't really feel anything but on the highway 60-65 it is too drifty, by that I mean it takes too much effort to keep it going straight down the road. I can't relax and drive it, always on high alert.
I gave up on it and took it to the man who inspects the trailer. He is very nice, always takes the time to answer all my questions. He said when he set up my E2 0800 to the trailer, it was maxed out. He thought it may break the WDH. He then installed a E2 1000 lb square bar. He set it all up. It unfortunately, still rode the same on the highway.
So now I'm thinking it is the tires? The tires that were on there were Bridgestone Dueler H/S P275/55/R20 111S M+S, lots of good tread left. The load range of these tires is said to be 2403lbs. I wanted to put LT tires on, stiffer side walls, to see if that would help. No one really discusses plies anymore with radial tires, not in Hanover Pa anyways. They say it's not important with radial tires. They seem to use load range. I got Cooper Endeavor Plus same size but with a load range of 117, which should be 2833 lbs per tire at 55 PSI. Is this not enough tire to support the truck and trailer? I'm not sure if part of the problem is the 20" wheels that came with the truck, maybe not enough sidewall?
Well, low and behold while these new tires made some improvement, this is still not a set up I want to drive 2-3 hours down the highway. I took it to a CAT weight station earlier this week. Front axle 2940, rear axle 3440, trailer 4540. Gross weight 10920.
My truck has 86,000 miles on it, runs good. It has a tow package from the factory. I drive it in tow mode, even on the highway it seems to be turning a lot of RPM's even on flat to slight incline to maintain 60-65 MPH. By RPM's I'm talking anywhere from 2000 to 3700.
Trailer tires Gladiator QR 25-TS ST 205/75R14 Maximum load 1820 at 65 PSI. I run them at 59 PSI cold. They have good tread, no dry rot, but will be replaced at the end of this year. They are 4 years old.
I have attached a picture of my trailer from last year and the one I have now. I am tired of throwing money at this with no real solution in site. Any help to narrow down my solution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I gave up on it and took it to the man who inspects the trailer. He is very nice, always takes the time to answer all my questions. He said when he set up my E2 0800 to the trailer, it was maxed out. He thought it may break the WDH. He then installed a E2 1000 lb square bar. He set it all up. It unfortunately, still rode the same on the highway.
So now I'm thinking it is the tires? The tires that were on there were Bridgestone Dueler H/S P275/55/R20 111S M+S, lots of good tread left. The load range of these tires is said to be 2403lbs. I wanted to put LT tires on, stiffer side walls, to see if that would help. No one really discusses plies anymore with radial tires, not in Hanover Pa anyways. They say it's not important with radial tires. They seem to use load range. I got Cooper Endeavor Plus same size but with a load range of 117, which should be 2833 lbs per tire at 55 PSI. Is this not enough tire to support the truck and trailer? I'm not sure if part of the problem is the 20" wheels that came with the truck, maybe not enough sidewall?
Well, low and behold while these new tires made some improvement, this is still not a set up I want to drive 2-3 hours down the highway. I took it to a CAT weight station earlier this week. Front axle 2940, rear axle 3440, trailer 4540. Gross weight 10920.
My truck has 86,000 miles on it, runs good. It has a tow package from the factory. I drive it in tow mode, even on the highway it seems to be turning a lot of RPM's even on flat to slight incline to maintain 60-65 MPH. By RPM's I'm talking anywhere from 2000 to 3700.
Trailer tires Gladiator QR 25-TS ST 205/75R14 Maximum load 1820 at 65 PSI. I run them at 59 PSI cold. They have good tread, no dry rot, but will be replaced at the end of this year. They are 4 years old.
I have attached a picture of my trailer from last year and the one I have now. I am tired of throwing money at this with no real solution in site. Any help to narrow down my solution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
