Blue Ox Sway Pro Setup question UPDATE

BurbMan wrote:

Walaby wrote:
I hear/read all the time folks saying they can snap up brackets by hand when fully raised with tongue jack. Makes me think I may have some tweaks to do (ie lower hitch maybe)?

Mike

The above is absolutely true, and if you can't do that you need to look at why. Think about what the spring bars are doing, they are under tension to keep the rig level at the hitch point. If you use some other means to support that weight, ie the tongue jack, there shouldn't be any tension on the bars. You have to raise the the tongue above level to release the tension on the bars, but if you are maxing out the tongue jack travel and still not unloading the bars then you definitely need to change something. Bigger wrench is not the answer here.

Lowering the hitch head and going to heavier spring bars is probably not a bad idea since you are right at the rating of the current bars.

The Blue Ox has considerably more flex in the bars than other brands, so you should expect to raise the tongue a lot more to reduce tension.

Many folks buy hitches rated for more tongue weight than necessary and then the bars barely act as a spring and will release tension even during normal driving conditions.