Author: mcarter
Subject: Hayes Sway-Master
Posted: 04 Feb 2017 at 6:45pm
Stephen,
I do NOT have any experience with it, but have been studying it. It appears to be an improvement over the Lippert products that came on JAYCOS. The reviews are slim, so I've been waiting to see someone who has used the product and can testify to it's benefit. Maybe that is you. My kneejerk is, it's 4X the cost of my sway bar. In my mind the manual sway control is proactive. There is a constant source of tension. The Hayes is reactive, and uses the trailer brakes to control sway, the info says it has no effect on brake wear, I don't know, applying the trailer brakes at 60 seems to me to have some effect on the brakes themselves. It can't pick between brakes - side to side, so in my mind if every time I feel sway, what if I just applied the TV brakes? The other thing I think is having been raised in the south, one thing we are always taught is if you cross an iced over bridge, take your foot off the gas and NEVER touch the brake. I think it is high tech I can't find enough reviews to make me buy it, I'm going to see what you think. Looking forward to your opinion.
Subject: Hayes Sway-Master
Posted: 04 Feb 2017 at 6:45pm
Stephen,
I do NOT have any experience with it, but have been studying it. It appears to be an improvement over the Lippert products that came on JAYCOS. The reviews are slim, so I've been waiting to see someone who has used the product and can testify to it's benefit. Maybe that is you. My kneejerk is, it's 4X the cost of my sway bar. In my mind the manual sway control is proactive. There is a constant source of tension. The Hayes is reactive, and uses the trailer brakes to control sway, the info says it has no effect on brake wear, I don't know, applying the trailer brakes at 60 seems to me to have some effect on the brakes themselves. It can't pick between brakes - side to side, so in my mind if every time I feel sway, what if I just applied the TV brakes? The other thing I think is having been raised in the south, one thing we are always taught is if you cross an iced over bridge, take your foot off the gas and NEVER touch the brake. I think it is high tech I can't find enough reviews to make me buy it, I'm going to see what you think. Looking forward to your opinion.