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Bob_E_
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Aug 25, 2017

WD Hitch Recommendation?

What weight distribution hitches are you guys using for the bigger, heavier toy haulers? The only one I saw with a capacity for a tongue weight over 1500 lbs was the Blue-Ox Sway Pro. Are there any others?

Thanks!
Bob E.
  • The Blue OX 2,000 lb Hitch is not much more $$ than their 1,500 lb model and is simpler to set up than the Equil-i-zer. I had the EQ until we recently sold our TT and bought a toy hauler with a dry tongue weight of 1,610 #'s. I like the Blue OX better. It's much quieter, stays cleaner, has built in sway control, and works as good or better than the EQ 4 point sway hitch did.
  • Thanks all for the information. I had looked at etrailer and, when you click the 1700lb tab, only the Blue-ox and the Torque Lift hitches come up. But when you click the 1600lb, then the Reese and equalizer hitches come up...even though the Reese hitches have 1700lb TW capacity.
  • Take some time and study the Andersen WD hitch. I swear by it. Simple, lightweight, silent. Its a game changer.
  • Equal-i-zer is the brand I used.
    They have a 1700lb bar setup.

    You have to call and ask them for it, but they have it.

    Built in sway control so no need for the extra shock absorber thing.

    https://www.equalizerhitch.com/
  • Here's a link to etrailer's website. There you can do a search, by tongue weight, for the various hitches that they carry. BlueOx is not alone with a 1500 lb hitch. Depending on your true tongue weight, you may want to look at hitches between 1400 and 1700 lb ratings.

    Keep in mind, tongue weight is not a constant number. It goes up and down during every trip. Different, things get loaded in different places, groceries get loaded and used up, water gets loaded and used, and holding tanks get filled. Depending on location (in relation to the trailer axles), holding tanks can have a huge impact on tongue weight. Mine goes up and down as much as 200 lbs.

    Personally, I like the BlueOx swaypro, because of the internal lubrication and built in sway control. All I have to do is look at something with grease on it, and I'll end up wearing that grease. There have been people come here to ask what type of grease to use on their hitches. One of the responses was, to select one that matches the color of your clothes. BlueOx eliminates the greasy bar ends and the hitch head is much cleaner.
  • The Equalizer is what we used on our old TT toyhauler which was 32' long and pretty heavy once loaded up.