How to prevent caravan sway
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Join caravan expert Mike (from Driver Risk Management) to learn how caravan sway happens, and how to prevent it. He will take you through the steps to ensure you can prevent sway on your next journey, and travel safely while towing your caravan.
0:00 What is caravan sway
0:41 Causes of caravan sway
01:03 Towing capacity load limits
01:32 Weight distribution
02:23 Strong winds
03:20 Tyre pressure and road surface
04:52 Erratic movements
06:08 What caravan sway feels like
06:42 Steps to prevent caravan sway
09:05 Electronic stability control - Авто та транспорт
Keep the weight low is a rule to abide by and not to be broken.
This rule gets totally ignored when the decision is made to load the roof with solar panels.
The added inertia from the high mass in a dynamic instability instance with have the same effect as 100+ tins of soup in the top cupboards.
When the spuikers of sway prevent guidance start addressing this issue and not ignore it the sooner we’ll see positive results.
sway:
too light a tow vehicle
single axel van