Curt Trutrac weight distribution hitch and Rockwood minilite

[malcolmjwhitaker]

I recently purchased a Curt trutrac wd hich for my rockwood minilite 2109s. Turns out that the design of the curt head unit that holds the ball, contacts the trailer frame when making a tight turn or going over uneven terrain. Anyone else have this problem? Malcolm

[SeaDog]

could you provide a picture from your description and looking at the curt hitch it sounds like your coupler might have been welded to far back on the frame rails.

[malcolmjwhitaker]

Thanks for the reply. I'll try to post a pic after my doctor appointment.

[malcolmjwhitaker]

Please see photos.[ATTACH][/ATTACH] Any advise?

[Old Forester]

Now - I'm curious. I just "retired" my HarborFreight WDH I got for a song 5-years ago for the 1985 Airstream Excella I no longer tow (Guest Suite) and a week ago, bought a Curt 17500 TruTrack. I now also have a WindJammer 3029. Even with it's V nose, I have never jack-knifed into the HF hitch-head and I have the exact same tongue as you welded in the identical position on the frame. I cannot imagine with a flat-nose TT how you were able to contact the hitch-head with the TT frame w/o hitting the truck corner with the trailer??? (Unless you have a 20" Shank that distances the TV from the TT)

I mean my Curt is still in the box with the packing straps intact, so,, do I open it?

This is disconcerting especially when, in the CURT video online (snip below) - they show the SAME exact! tongue as you and I have - so you would not think that they would sell an "interference" type product where frame-bending head impingement is possible. (I circled in red where it appears to be hitting if I had to guess)

I have had some "almost" obtuse angles backing into the piney woods and I don't want to have to worry about my spotter watching yet "another thing" for contact. I wish you had a photo of it hooked up and angled to where it's about to hit......

[malcolmjwhitaker]

Thanks for the response Old Forester. I have a Curt 17499 trutrac, this has a different head design than what is shown in your photo. The 17500 may provide more clearance than the flat plate design of the 17499. I have a 2018 dodge durango, v8 which allows for sharp turns without any tow vehicle/trailer contact. I will hook up my trailer and try to figure out what condition is causing the metal to metal contact and get back to you. Malcolm

[ckeeling]

You need a Curt 40087 ball. That will solve your problem. You will need to adjust your spring bars accordingly. Everything will be fine.

[malcolmjwhitaker]

Thank you ckeeling. I may try that after I confirm that the metal to metal contact wasn't caused by a jack knife condition. Malcolm

[Suzukisteve]

Ironically, I have the same problem. I have a Curt 17499 distribution hitch and I am towing a 2024 Rockwood mini lite 2513S. I called Curt and they advised me to buy a 40035 Ball. It has a 1 inch rise which should help clear the ears on the coupler. I can’t believe this is even an issue? I’m sure they’ve run into this before but haven’t corrected it?

[malcolmjwhitaker]

To my knowledge Curt has not remedied this design flaw. I had to install a 1" raised ball to clear the trailer frame and now I don't have any more trailer to frame problems. Curt should note this requirement in their installation literature.