Hitch First Use Report

[DocRob]

Someday I will buy a larger tow vehicle but until I retire I need to live with what I have. My current tow vehicle is a 2015 Escape and I'm pulling a Roo 17. Knowing that I was pushing the limit of the combination I elected to upgrade my hitch to see what was possible.
1. Started with a old Reese WDH and the day I picked up the trailer it was gusty. - safe but not pleasant trip home.
2. Added a friction sway control that I had from a previous trailer and it helped a bit but still not worry free driving.
3. upgraded to Reese Strait line WDH with Dual Cam system. - Wow now pulling without concern. - yes I still know it's back there but when the semi's pass it's not much different than the feeling you get in a full size van without a trailer. One wiggle then back straight!
Power to weight ratio is better than my old RAM pickup pulling a 30 footer and the millage is twice that. Can crest most hills at 60 while getting over 12 MPG.
Still to go - have upgraded tires to load range D which should add to the lateral stability of the Roo, but haven't taken it back on the road yet. All in all for such a tiny tow vehicle it does great and I'm back to carefree cruising.

[Big Red and 30WR]

I take it your old reese was just a wdh no sway control. If you had the old style dual cams you wouldn`t need a new hitch. These old system work great and I`m thinking strongly of going back to using it. But congrads on making your travels safer.

[DocRob]

Yep, old style straight square bars without the curve for the cam system. I think they were 1000 lbs bars that weren't the right capacity for this system anyway.

[Big Red and 30WR]

Your right 1000 bars would be way to stiff for your current set up. I got 4 sets of the old style bars , Think I`m a collector of them.