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10-25-2021, 06:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 131
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trailerstopper
What weight distribution hitch do you use and why?
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Husky Centerline TS 1200 bars. Because it has worked well for me and and no sway.
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10-25-2021, 06:47 PM
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#43
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 9
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Had a Reese dual cam for 2 years. Good, but not great. Was close to upgrading the truck or downgrading the trailer. Went with a ProPride. World of difference. Expensive, but Worth it in my opinion, especially with a long trailer and an F150.
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10-25-2021, 07:00 PM
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#44
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 25
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ProPride P3 sway eliminated
Blue Ox installed by dealer and eventually tweaked for front axle load at CAT Scales would not comfortably control sway with my 2608BS. I liked the BO, but sway control insufficient on my rig.
Installed ProPride P3 with excellent results. P3 bonus: no need to handle/store WD springs bars. P3 Bonus 2: continuously variable spring tension vice chain link stepwise adjustments allows fine tuning of WD.
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2020 Rockwood Ultralite 2608BS (RJ SQRL)
2021 F-350 KR 4X4 SCREW Godzilla ProPrideP3v2 (BLWNKL)
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10-25-2021, 07:26 PM
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#45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Almost Tijuana
Posts: 1,234
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Dang, I thought I was going to get to be the first Blue Ox post but RockyGBOT beat me to it! We bought the BO with 1000# bars when we got our current trailer. I set it up and I'm very happy with how it works. Haven't had any sway issues and it isn't noisy like the old WDH with friction bar. One thing I can say I'm not in love with is how the "cam" chain tensioner works. It holds the chains in place with no problem but some times getting the 9th link secure into the groove before tightening it is a pain. Oh, and I bought a 30" breaker bar and socket to replace the bent iron wrench that came with the hitch.
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'17 Salem Cruise Lite 210RBXL
'11 F150 5.0
Only one shedding mutt now RIP Yoshi
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10-25-2021, 07:28 PM
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#46
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 173
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I use the equalizer four way. I used to have the eaze lift chain type with two optional anti sway bars - It wasn't even close to good enough.
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10-25-2021, 07:44 PM
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#47
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Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 94
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DougW
I use Reese and have for decades, they work well for me.
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X2
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10-25-2021, 07:47 PM
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#48
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 33
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Just got an Anderson for my setup. Been on one trip so far with it and it definitely made a noticeable difference....the truck and trailer feel more like one unit now when I hit a bump and the disconcerting feeling of the back of my truck sliding left and right with the slightest side wind or less than smooth steering correction when I would get over 55 mph is mostly gone.
I chose the Anderson because I liked the design of it and I'm not pulling a large heavy trailer, It's 25 feet long and 4000 lbs dry. I think the more traditional style hitches are probably better for longer heavier campers.
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10-25-2021, 08:09 PM
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#49
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2021
Posts: 50
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Blue Ox SwayPro for 2 reasons:
1. I used my buddy's and it performed really well.
2. Blue Ox is billed as sway prevention while other hitches are billed as sway control. Maybe it's just semantics but it makes more sense to prevent sway than it does to control it once it happens.
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10-25-2021, 09:02 PM
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#50
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 25
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LOL, Larry2c! Yes, breaker and socket is better than stock BO "wrench" even with padding on the handle. My only challenge with the BO was getting the desired link captured on the rotating tensioner. I picked up one off every time and had to redo. Maybe I need better glasses.
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2021 F-350 KR 4X4 SCREW Godzilla ProPrideP3v2 (BLWNKL)
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10-25-2021, 09:12 PM
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#51
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright
Posts: 970
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2015 Palomino SolAire 20RBS
2022 Silverado 2500HD LT Duramax 4WD
2015: 18 days; 2016: 21 days; 2017: 19 days; 2018: 26 days; 2019: 8 days; 2020: 0; 2021: 10 days.
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10-25-2021, 09:20 PM
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#52
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NW Florida
Posts: 57
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What WDH
Quote:
Originally Posted by Timtation1
Anderson, easy, clean, quiet and better ride than the traditional hitch originally on the trailer.
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X2. WDH and sway is far better than 2 brands using bars had previously.
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10-25-2021, 09:40 PM
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Dobbs from WI
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 110
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I pull a Flagstaff 26FKBS with a 12K Equal-i-zer with the pads. Dealer was "throwing in" a 10K but I insisted on the 12K. I am happy with it.
Having said this, I used the Andersen on my previous trailer and had no issues. I included it with the trailer when I sold it. Part of me wishes I had given the Andersen a shot just to compare the two.
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10-25-2021, 09:52 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: FL
Posts: 50
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e2 800# round bar. Moved it over from my previous A-line. Much easier to hook up since I added an electric tongue jack. Tongue weight is 450#. Seems to work well for me though I don't have that much towing experience.
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2018 Wolf Pup 16FQ
2019 GMC Canyon V6 w/ factory tow package (7000#s)
Fast way e2 WD round bar hitch, Curt TB controller.
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10-25-2021, 09:53 PM
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#55
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 5,061
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RockyGBOT
Blue Ox installed by dealer and eventually tweaked for front axle load at CAT Scales would not comfortably control sway with my 2608BS. I liked the BO, but sway control insufficient on my rig.
Installed ProPride P3 with excellent results. P3 bonus: no need to handle/store WD springs bars. P3 Bonus 2: continuously variable spring tension vice chain link stepwise adjustments allows fine tuning of WD.
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Another Propride P3. Bonus 3: I have plenty of room to drop my tailgate while hitched up.
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I am starting to think, that I will never be old enough--------to know better.
Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist
S.E. Mich. Flagstaff 26FKWS / 2022 F-150 3.5 EcoBoost SCrew Propride
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10-25-2021, 09:59 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: FL
Posts: 50
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e2round bar with 800# bars. Dealer installed on my previous Aline & transferred over to my Wolf Pup w/ 450# tongue weight. A lot easier to hook up after add an electric tongue jack. It works for me
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2018 Wolf Pup 16FQ
2019 GMC Canyon V6 w/ factory tow package (7000#s)
Fast way e2 WD round bar hitch, Curt TB controller.
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10-26-2021, 01:51 AM
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#57
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 6
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Weight distribution hitch
I used spring bars for 13 years. Switched to Anderson and have driven in 18 states, including going over the Rockies, Bear Tooth Pass in Montana/Wyoming.
I paid around $550 for my Anderson, if you offered me $2000 to buy it from me with the stipulation that I could never replace it! I WOULD REFUSE THE OFFER.
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10-26-2021, 05:25 AM
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#58
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 318
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RockyGBOT
Blue Ox installed by dealer and eventually tweaked for front axle load at CAT Scales would not comfortably control sway with my 2608BS. I liked the BO, but sway control insufficient on my rig.
Installed ProPride P3 with excellent results. P3 bonus: no need to handle/store WD springs bars. P3 Bonus 2: continuously variable spring tension vice chain link stepwise adjustments allows fine tuning of WD.
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We have the same trailer, the same hitch, and the same problems. Checked setup multiple times. CAT scaled it, everything is well within limits. Bought the ProPride and waiting to get time to install it.
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10-26-2021, 06:00 AM
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#59
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Simi Valley CA
Posts: 540
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Had a Husky set up with the round bars, chain and separate sway control tensioner. Got a Rockwood 2608 and went with the 14/14K Equalizer and just love it. Much better hitch than the Husky and I let the power tongue jack do all of the work. Tow with a 2014 Ram 2500
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10-26-2021, 06:32 AM
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#60
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 927
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Equalizer is a great hitch and I had one on my prior trailer. I bought my current trailer used and it came with a Curt Tru track. Same design principal as the Equalizer and similar material and build quality. The difference is the Tru track is $300 less, it has grease fittings for easy maintenance, a cam and ball bearings at the pivot point to help control sway and you don’t have to take apart the hitch and mess washers to adjust the ball angle.
https://www.curtmfg.com/weight-distr...ack/learn-more
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2018 Forest River Heritage Glen 272RL
2018 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5 Ecoboost Max Trailer Package
Curt Trutrack WDH
HD Roadmaster Active Suspension
3200 Firman Generator/Inverter
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