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Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 06/9/2012

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Have you tried it varying the ride height of the car, raise it to medium then try if not happy raise it to high, thats what the lever is for to adjust the hydrolastic suspension

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What noseweight guage are you using?   They're notoriously inaccurate except the Milenco which is properly calibrated.

Are you checking the noseweight with the hitch the same height as your car towball?

The symptoms sound like too high a noseweight to me.   Pegasi are notorous for having very high noseweights when unladen, particularly if you have the optional front chest fitted (don't know whether you have this?).   Ours was over 75Kg without a gas bottle fitted.   Lucklily our car has a 150Kg noseweight rating, although the Al-ko hitch is rated at 100Kg maximum.

Worth a check.   If you contact Bailey's customer service dept, tey will tell you your model's unladen noseweight figure.

Quote: Originally posted by Theloneharanguer on 08/9/2012

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Hi Carole,

We also have a Pegasus Milan, we tow with a Volvo V70 at 86%. The caravan is twitchy (there are various threads on this and other forums regarding twitchy Alutechs). It mostly appears to trouble those of us who tow with saloon/estate cars, I haven't seen complaints from SUV drivers.

Correct tyre pressures seem important and we find a noseweight of 75-80kgs helps. Pegasus 2 models don't appear to have the same noseweight issues as the first edition. Some have suggested the Alutech construction is the cause of the instability due to its extra stiffness not allowing the caravan to flex when being hit by sidewinds but I do not subscribe to this idea. I think it is more likely an aerodynamic issue coupled with the fact it is a long caravan on a single axle.

Although the caravan seems twitchy, it has never got out of hand. We towed to the Dordogne and back in some foul weather in June without incident. You do get used to it and I have never felt the ATC system kick in.      

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