Hi,We are looking at buying a 3500 pound TT that is 22.5 feet long with a single axle. The dealer tried to push an 800 dollar 10000 pound WD hitch with sway control. I felt this was on the high side and am looking for recommendations for a reasonable WD hitch with sway control. I believe the dealer offers different options and I just don't want to pay for stuff I don't need. Any recommendations are appreciated and reasonable costs for a suitable WD hitch.I am towing with a 2017 F150 V8 with front sway bar.

I just bought a Husky spring bar outfit for my 6,500 pound Rockwood. It is working great and cost $180 on Amazon with free ship. I have towed a 2750 pound hybrid trailer with no HD hitch and just a sway bar. It would be good to have one for a light 3500 pound trailer. Just buy a lighter one with a hitch weight within 250 pounds or so of your TW. Otherwise you will have a very harsh ride with a light trailer.

I think your trailer would be a good candidate for an Andersen Hitch. . They are very light weight, easy to install, and should work very well with the small trailer you are considering. They incorporate weight distribution and sway control into hitch and are a "new" design that is somewhat unusual. There are no WD spring bars or heavy chains lift them up. It also comes with the shank and ball so there is nothing else you would need to buy. Cost would be right around $500.Barney

3500 pounds dry or 3500 wet and loaded?

So you have 400-450 lbs of tongue weight. I thought you could put that much weight in the back of a F150 without overloading the rear axle to the point that you needed to shift some of the 400 lbs to the front axle and the trailer axle with a WD hitch???PS: Welcome to the forums.

3500 lb. trailer you just need a draw bar and ball rated to handle 5000 lbs. and call it good.

The right WD hitch for a 3500 pound 22 foot trailer

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BarneyS
Explorer III
Mar 29, 2019
I think your trailer would be a good candidate for an Andersen Hitch. . They are very light weight, easy to install, and should work very well with the small trailer you are considering. They incorporate weight distribution and sway control into hitch and are a "new" design that is somewhat unusual. There are no WD spring bars or heavy chains lift them up. It also comes with the shank and ball so there is nothing else you would need to buy. Cost would be right around $500.
Barney
ppine
Explorer II
Mar 29, 2019
I just bought a Husky spring bar outfit for my 6,500 pound Rockwood. It is working great and cost $180 on Amazon with free ship.

I have towed a 2750 pound hybrid trailer with no HD hitch and just a sway bar.

It would be good to have one for a light 3500 pound trailer. Just buy a lighter one with a hitch weight within 250 pounds or so of your TW. Otherwise you will have a very harsh ride with a light trailer.

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