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Originally Posted by davidjsimons
I appreciate the input and that answers my question on the sway controller. I've just never had sway issues except for when there wasn't enough tongue weight with a loads. I am guess that this concern about sway control has more to do with wind?
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David, Your experience with the manure spreader and sway is very much different than you'll have with a flat wall travel trailer. The manure spreader sits lower, has convaluted sides that deflect the wind away from the trailer. Plus, at the weights you say it hauls, there's not much wind below hurricane force that will affect it. Travel trailers, on the othe hand, are much lighter, have a very large flat side area that acts as a sail and catches the side wind far too easily. This large flat area can (and will) whip a 30+ ft travel trailer all over the road. Also, the bow wave of passing 18wheelers will push the trailerr away from the passing truck, but the vaccuum behind that same 18wheeler will pull it back toward it, so when you're passed by a large truck you'll get a "double whammy" which can be enough force to cause you to move half a lane or more. Add a wet, slippery road and you could be in for a disaster waiting to happen.
Sway control devices help to minimize that "pushme-pullyou" effect and can help to keep the flatwalled RV tracking in line behind your truck. Granted, you have a large, fairly stabile platform with a hitch that should tow your RV without the need for WD help, but sway is something you're going to fight with on the road. Every time you tow, you'll be subjected to being whipped around either by side winds or buffetted by passing trucks.
I think you've come to the conclusion that since you have a WD system already, it's not going to cost you anything to just go ahead and use it. I think you'll find that to be the right choice and I'm sure that others will agree.