Re: [A/S] Anti sway thing

[Jerry Flanders <jeflanders@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't remember ever seeing a sway control gadget on a horse trailer or 
cargo trailer. I have always thought that sway control gadgets were a 
holdover habit from the days in the '50's when most of us used automobiles 
to pull our camping trailers. They were probably REALLY needed then (as was 
the weight distributing hitch) - I remember actually having to deal with 
sway when pulling a poorly loaded 18 ft TT behind a Ford Station in the 
late '60's. I probably didn't have enough hitch weight, and didn't know it 
then.

What percentage of horse trailers or cargo trailers use them? Anybody seen 
them there?

FWIW, I use one now - it came with the trailer, and is actually built into 
my hitch. Would I go out and buy one if I didn't have one already? Probably 
not. If I ever had a sway problem, I would look into my hitch weight and 
weight distribution before I looked into buying another gadget.

Jerry  4404