I would like to support Allan's message on trailers. In my experience a swaying trailer is the result of too little hitch weight. Once it starts swaying you are in trouble. 04:33 AM 25/11/97 -0600, you wrote: >> The worst problem they had is the pintle hitch on the >> trailer, which is too loose, and the trailer tended to whip back and >> forth, limiting their speed to about 45 mph. > >I don't know for sure what is happening in the above case, but in general >-- AFAIK -- the most common causes of sway are related to tongue weight >and/or tow vehicle unsuitability, although improper tire inflation >sometimes is a factor too. Pintle hitches with an inch or more of play are >often used around here on heavy units and never -- to my knowledge -- cause >sway. > Eric Abell Gibbons, Alberta Canada T0A 1N0 Ph/fax (403) 998 3143 [log in to unmask]