what not to do when your trailer starts snaking
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wow...dramatic
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Some gas on the car, and activate the trailer brakes (and maybe a prayer?).
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It happened once to me and before ending up like this guy, I did put some gas in and when it stabilized, I just slowed down.
Result of not enough tongue weight (in my case).
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Result of not enough tongue weight (in my case).
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Came close once. Combination of insufficient tongue weight, which started it a little, and sticky trailer brakes on one side. Hitting the trailer brakes only really got the trailer going. Short wheelbase tow vehicle did not help. I ended up coasting to a stop and disconnecting the brakes (and moving up the car). Incredibly scary moment.
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Wow, that went way out of control pretty quickly. I wonder if some combination of incorrect tongue weight, and maybe even high center of gravity contributed to that unfortunate incident.
I've been told hit the trailer brakes using the manual override on the controller. I used to have a minor version of this happen with my old tow vehicle, and the trailer brake trick worked. Not sure if it would have helped the guy in the video - it would have required quick presence of mind.
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I've been told hit the trailer brakes using the manual override on the controller. I used to have a minor version of this happen with my old tow vehicle, and the trailer brake trick worked. Not sure if it would have helped the guy in the video - it would have required quick presence of mind.
Scott
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Get on those trailer brakes. It will straighten it out. Sorta like deploying a parachute. Been there and didn't react fast enough. Ended up looking up the hill after a corner in the right side ditch at 7AM. Truck was 4K damaged, the enclosed tag trailer was twisted and written off, but the 911 was tied down well and was only minor $200. damaged. It happened quick and I just didn't react fast enough. Oh, did I mention the first vehicle I saw after the rig stopped with a couple feet of truck in the road was a loaded fuel tanker in the right lane going 50-60? Luckily he was paying attention and moved to the left lane. Since then,150000 miles with a 5th wheel and no problems.
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