I've had this happen with my camper trailer, and simply taking my foot off
the throttle has always solved the problem, without me having to look down
to find where the guy put the d***ed controller.
Wait, I think I get it. . . real drivers don't lift. ;^)
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Mike Bultemeier wrote:
> Ok here's the deal for me. Scary Moment
> <snip>
> The trailer pulled in toward the centerline of
> the road
> as the big rig came around. As he cleared me a sudden gust of that
> Kansas
> south wind pushed the trailer toward the right shoulder. The trailer
> began swaying
> back and forth faster and faster. I reached down and hit the button on
> the brake
> control which applied brakes to the trailer but not to the truck. This
> straightened
> out the rig immediately.
<snip>
> "Charles R. Schultz" wrote:
>
> > I've always wondered about the manual control on these things. What,
> exactly, are
> > you using it for, and in what kind of "scary moments?"
> >
> > This post, along with previous comments about towing large loads above
> posted
> > limits are scary moments for me. Why shouldn't they be?
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