Hello Again, 

This is my second post for the day and one again I am tickled to have incorporated from previous trailer pulling experiences of my own.  

I have remodified my trailer tongue accessory storage area for battery & gas fuel tanks to accomidate installation and use of my older trailer pulling stabilizer bars that work fantastic as stabilizing the swaying of our Scamp when traveling down interstate highways &I when traveling in high winds. 

I am including photos and explanations of what I did, I am really satisfied with this as it has been tested with absolutely no swaying of any kind from speeding tractor trailers passing me or transportation buses as well,  There was no movement of any kind, I can only expect that unless I am in extremely high tornado winds that we will have very little difficulty controlling our Scamp, at 55-60 MGP which I plan to travel at. 

This was also tested out to be good as I also hooked up the Scamp to my Toyota Station wagon which only has a 2" towing ball and no stabilizer on it, I traveled down the interstate and I was all over the lot as I watched my camper sway back and forth from big trucks, buses and tractor trailers.  

Here are photos & Explanations;

No pictures were taken, (darn it) b4 any rework was done, These two photos show the stabilizer support arms attached to the camper tongue and the hitch on the tow vehicle which do two things that I know of right now.  When properly used and hooked up as I have here, you will put a strain on the assembly chains of each stabilizer arm when adjusted for traveling.  What also happens is that through the geometry of this design, it levels off the tow vehicle and trailer in one step so that there is equal distribution of the trailer and tow vehicle keeping both level when travleing.  It has to be seen to believe it works but I love it.  It was costly for the towing connector used in this set up years ago but way, way worth considering to use and so safe for both vehicles.  You have complete control of your tow vehicle, the front end does not pull up and the back end go down, The Tow vehicle and trailer is LEVEL when traveling down the road!!

The two photos below show how I started to move all the assembled gas tanks on the trailer tongue to accomidate the assembly of the stabilizer support brackets to be left on the trailer tongue.  Originally the darn fuel tanks were mounted so that the cover of the house battery was difficult if not almost impossible to remove.  Moving the tanks to accomidate the installation of the stabilizer arm mounting brackets was about 2" forward.  BUT this also brought the tanks closer to the tongue Jack Handle.  When you turned the handle, it hit the tanks and you physically had to push backwards with your left hand on left fuel tank so you could turn the crank to raise or lower the front end of the trailer.  Well as many of you know by now, I already posted my remedy for this and cut off the handle, welded a nut in place of the handle and bought a 18v torque gun using a1/2" drive 3/4" socket on the torque gun to raise and lower the jack from now on,  This makes me almost pee my pants it is so darn easy to do.  Hope you consider the conveniences of doing this if you are able. 

Watch in a few days for the one addition I am making to our Scamp I am really thrilled about posting about.  I have to wait for delivery of what I purchased to make this possible.  This will be my special project I am really proud of and it is finally (My Own Idea) that I know of.  

Thanks for viewing this, hope I am not boring you to death. 

Garylee