Trailers only weave when the are loaded improperly. They must be loaded front heavy, with say for a light trailer (including load) 20 lbs. to over 100 lbs for heavy trailers for actual weight on the hitch ball. I pulled a Nissan Pathfinder (4000 lbs.) on a U-haul tandem axle car hauler (2000 lbs.) from Atlanta, Ga. to Cleveland, Ohio (624 miles) in 12 hours with a 1996 Ford Bronco SUV(6000 lbs.) . We went one exit on I-285, trailer start weaving badly, almost lost it. Stopped in a quiet parking lot, turned the Pathfinder around end for end to get more weight forward. Trailed just fine all the way home, including last 150 miles in heavy snow with very slippery roads and white outs. Of course the Bronco was in 4 wheel drive with locking differentials front and rear. The front axle drives about 2% faster than the rear axle which helps straight line stability greatly. But try and turn sharp at low speeds and she still likes to go straight. The trailer had hydraulic brakes with the master cylinder part of the hitch. When the towing vehicle slows, the master cylinder piston is pushed, applying the trailer brakes. It was well calibrated for the application, and never had braking issues. piclist@ian.org wrote: > Moving is a pain! > > I found some trailer hitches for my car at about $150. But the issue I > have now is looking at the recomendations for speed of the trailers, most > say no more than 45mph. > > I put a bit of weight behind that, as I have seen many trailers bouncing > about and weaving back and forth behind cars moving at high speed. And > once I even saw one get so out of control it came loose and smashed > through a guard rail and down a steep hill. Oops! > > So far the plan is ship as much as I can via UPS/USPS and insure the heck > out of it. > > I need a hobby that requires less parts. Like Yoga or something. :-) > > -- > Ian Smith > www.ian.org > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist