Blue Ox Sway Pro Setup question UPDATE
I have a B.O Sway Pro 1500, Prime Time Lacrosse 324RST TT and Ram 2500 CTD. When hooked up, TT and TV are level. Hitch/Bars setup on 10th link. Tongue Weight is 1480 with two 30lb propane tanks, TT...
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John
Been raining forever, so will have to verify my hitch actual rating when not pouring down rain. Been awhile since I checked that number.
In terms of lifting up the tongue via jack. Yes, I have actually lifted the rear tires off the ground with daylight showing (once.. on level ground) and still had tension on my bars. Where I go to now is to a point where I can hear the tires start to slip a little, then I stop.
I'll have to verify my jack and it's capacity.
In the bed, ready for camping, I only have a couple of chairs and an aluminium fire pit (sometimes).
demiles - I'll have to check my spreadsheet when I get home but Im not returning all the weight removed from the front axles. Majority - yes.. but not all.
All - yes, there is still load on the bars when I go as high as I feel comfortable doing, BUT, I can manage it reasonably enough. It's not a great strain to snap the brackets up, or to release them. I use a good sized breaker bar, and it is a safe operation. The initial whole premise was to see if I something could be done to get it to a point where even my wife could hook it up if necessary. She could probably hook it up, but I would worry about her unhooking as that can give you a little snap when you get to the release point.
Thanks for all the help and pointers thus far.
Mike
Been raining forever, so will have to verify my hitch actual rating when not pouring down rain. Been awhile since I checked that number.
In terms of lifting up the tongue via jack. Yes, I have actually lifted the rear tires off the ground with daylight showing (once.. on level ground) and still had tension on my bars. Where I go to now is to a point where I can hear the tires start to slip a little, then I stop.
I'll have to verify my jack and it's capacity.
In the bed, ready for camping, I only have a couple of chairs and an aluminium fire pit (sometimes).
demiles - I'll have to check my spreadsheet when I get home but Im not returning all the weight removed from the front axles. Majority - yes.. but not all.
All - yes, there is still load on the bars when I go as high as I feel comfortable doing, BUT, I can manage it reasonably enough. It's not a great strain to snap the brackets up, or to release them. I use a good sized breaker bar, and it is a safe operation. The initial whole premise was to see if I something could be done to get it to a point where even my wife could hook it up if necessary. She could probably hook it up, but I would worry about her unhooking as that can give you a little snap when you get to the release point.
Thanks for all the help and pointers thus far.
Mike
