High Level Q: TT vs FW for Full-timing?
Hi, Planning/hoping a move to full-timing later this year – though we have never owned an RV before (go easy on me)! The lifestyle and freedom to visit family and friends is pushing us in this dire...
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Lantley wrote:
A Hensley or Propride Hitch will eliminate sway as advertised. Those premium hitches will allow a TT to tow just as well as a fiver. I towed a 11K GVW 39' TT with a Hensley. It was rock solid in all conditions. My prior 39' TT towed just as well as my current 40' fiver. If I were to full time with a TT I would use a premium hitch.
Yes Premium hitches are expensive. Yes premium hitches are superior and eliminate all sway issues.
X2 on a quality hitch. It is my impression that most travel trailer owners that have had a bad experience do not or did not take the time to understand the relationships of tow vehicle wheelbase to trailer length and the need for proper tongue weight, weight distribution and sway control/prevention.
We have had a Hensley for almost 10 years and have towed over 75,000 miles with it. Never even a hint of sway from passing trucks on two lanes or cross winds up to 40MPH (higher than that I'm off the road or don't even start). During that time it has been my experience that no one other than another Hensley or Propride owner even has a clue as to what it is. Even RV service centers and experienced RV technicians are not familiar with it. I have had to teach every service center I have visited how to connect and disconnect it. When I had it switched from one trailer to another, it was a good thing I still had the installation instructions, which are very thorough and simple to follow. I believe Hensley may offer recondition units, not sure about Propride.
