Posted 2008-06-10 11:44 AM (#85468) Subject: Pulling Question
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Posts: 40 Location: Lowell, MI
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone could give me some ideas on why my truck/trailer feel like they are fish-tailing some times. I'm not over weight on the truck or trailer unless I carry water in the truck bed which I have not been doing. The only difference this year to last (and it did not happen last year) is that I had a couple of leafs added to the springs to help the truck from squatting. The goose neck is lowered as much as possible but its still on a 'slight' incline. Could that be the reason? When I hauled this weekend I kept getting that feeling. Thanks for any/all input. Appreciated!!
Posted 2008-06-11 8:21 AM (#85502 - in reply to #85468) Subject: RE: Pulling Question
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Posts: 150 Location: Farmville, VA
Tires, tires, tires. Start with your trailer tires, air pressure, tread life, size, etc. (yes, double check the size! Dont assume anything, I've seen two different sizes on used trailers before!)Then go to your truck tires, front & rear, and check the same. Any difference in these areas can cause fishtailing. We had to use a spare tire on our trailer that had a very different tread pattern, on the second set of tires and carried the most weight. Glade we didn't need to go far to the tire store! New tires mixed with really old tires can also cause problems. Good luck!
Posted 2008-06-11 9:19 AM (#85510 - in reply to #85468) Subject: RE: Pulling Question
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Posts: 192 Location: Hutto, TX
Read what everyone said in answer to my question about my truck tires making my trailer fishtail. I had everything mentioned looked at and finally I moved the &^%& tires to the front of the truck and put the older ones in back again and the fishtailing went away. I have to see if Sam's will take the tires back because it was scary. Good luck. I t could just be something wrong about the tires.
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