Towed a 16' trailer yesterday with wood beams. Beams were not evenly distributed (first mistake).
Truck wandered above 45mph - had to use back roads. Truck is '15 with max tow package. Also, trailer brake said 'no trailer'.



Notice large beams not evenly distributed





Majority of weight behind wheels of trailer

 

Yep, looks like not enough tongue weight for sure.. Get more tongue weight and it'll tow much better.

As for the brakes, it looks like the trailer has 'surge' brakes, so the trucks electric brake controller had nothing to 'control'.. Was it just a flat 4 plug for the trailer? Or the round 7 pin?

Mitch

 

aren't 7pin connectors used for RV's? What I know about surge brakes is it should be bled in order to work properly. The maintenance can be troublesome since trailer's brakes must be serviced regularly which involves checking and/or replacing the lines, replacement of leaking or corroded lines and fittings, changing the brake fluid, and others.

 

7 pin connectors are used for all trailers that have electric brakes, not just RV's.

 

Reason why truck wandered was because you took weight off the back end. Should have got a hammer and smacked boards closer to front. Valuable lesson learned from that.