Boondock towing

Do you need the anti sway/wd bars for back roads towing? Why not take them off?

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Do you need the anti sway/wd bars for back roads towing? Why not take them off?

I could do that, sure. It's a pain, though, not only having to stop and jack-up the hitch, but also to stow the greasy bars. Every obvious option is already occupied.

Taking off the sway equipment is just part of going off pavement with a TT IMO. Do you need anti-sway stuff at all? What’s your TT’s loaded weight and tongue weight?

Nothing wrong purchasing the Andersen hitch if you want to go that route, we took our WD/SC bars off as well when roads were particularly rough and winding, Took just a minute or two with power jack, easy to slip in back of truck or passthrough storage, we only have minimal grease where nubs fit in head.

I always remove our sway bar when we go off the pavement -- it allows the trailer greater freedom of movement as we slowly drive through rocks and ruts. But the sway bar is very easy to remove and stow -- I am guessing that a weight distribution hitch would be much more cumbersome.

Isn't the anderson a fiver hitch? And why are your bars greasy, except on the very end? We have a Fastaway and it works fine.

Minnie80525 wrote:

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Do you need the anti sway/wd bars for back roads towing? Why not take them off?

I could do that, sure. It's a pain, though, not only having to stop and jack-up the hitch, but also to stow the greasy bars. Every obvious option is already occupied.

Some WDH are better than others about large articulations but none are intended for off road use. They are specifically designed to resist large amounts of articulation at the hitch.

Taking the bars off should only take a few minutes. If you are worried about where to put them, go down to a welding shop and ask them to make up a bracket to hold them on the a-frame. Should be fairly simple to make something up that will cost far less than a new WDH.

Something like this mounted to the a-frame should do the trick:

https://www.amazon.com/Hoffen-Wall-Mounted-Stainless-Holder-Fishing/dp/B06XBZ5DF6/ref=sr_1_42?dchild=1&keywords=Fishing+Pole+Rack+For+Truck&qid=1611520903&sr=8-42

Something like this mounted to the a-frame should do the trick:

I have my doubts about that, the fastaway bars, at least on our hitch are rectangular and heavy. Maybe 8 or 10 pounds. Your welding shop idea is workable but I don't get the problem with dropping them in the bed of the truck. If his are coated with grease then he is doing something wrong. Fastaway recommend lube only at the contact points. The ends of the bar. Carry a rag or two and wipe it off.

Fastaway e2

Minnie80525 wrote:

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Do you need the anti sway/wd bars for back roads towing? Why not take them off?

I could do that, sure. It's a pain, though, not only having to stop and jack-up the hitch, but also to stow the greasy bars. Every obvious option is already occupied.

Is it a hand jack? Carry pieces of wood to take up the slack. Jack up the trailer enough to loosen the bars and just push them sideways.

Is it a hand jack? Carry pieces of wood to take up the slack. Jack up the trailer enough to loosen the bars and just push them sideways.

Not on a Fastaway unless you want to loose the bars. I think you are thinking about a different brand of WDH