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Originally Posted by p40whk
I had a Curt 17501 WDH on my set-up but took it off. The head alone has to weigh close to 75# and it extended out too far behind the receiver making my electrical and emergency brake cables too short. (it's brand new and for sale if anyone is looking for one).
I want something easy to to hook up and disconnect when going to and from my campsites and haven't found that yet that doesn't break the bank.
I read a lot about the Anderson hitches but don't want to plop down $520 right now just to save the weight of the hitch. I tow my A122THESP with a 2004 Chevy Trailblazer and notice no sway at all however, the rear of my TV does squat a bit more than the front.
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Not sure why everyone whines about 75 pounds for their WD hitch setup?
If these things weighed 10 pounds they'd break as soon as you hitch up to them.
Much easier and less expensive to replace the cable and pigtail than to get a whole new WDH setup.
I'm surprised that whoever installed your hitch didn't do that for you.
That emergency brake cable is $10 or less and the pigtail probably under $100 installed!
Funny...
On my 5'ver, the day I picked it up from the dealership I complained that the pigtail was too long...
My sales guy and the service guy both said that it was standard length!
Well, as I was backing it into my yard after one of the first trips made with it the pigtail got caught on the receiver hitch opening on the back of my truck and yanked right out of the king pin!
Blew a whole bunch of fuses under the hood of my truck plus several in the trailer and the whole rig was dead in the water (ie.- truck blocking half of my street) until I figured out all of the fuses I needed and a trip to the neighborhood Advanced Auto Store!
Needless to say...it is now 10 inches shorter, no thanks to my dealership!