Dealer gave me wrong equal-I-zer size?
So I picked up a 2015 Jayco X23b hybrid today and the dealer installed the equalizer with the 600/6000 head/bars. Loaded trailer weight is 5000 max. I’ve read online people exceeding 600lbs on the to...
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shades9323 wrote:Fordlover wrote:
Anecdotal, but for what it's worth, I towed a 21 footer with ~650 lbs of tongue weight on my 600/6000 Equalizer hitch for 11 years, about 15K towing miles. Never an ounce of sway, nor any visible damage to the hitch.
Did it transfer enough weight back to the front axle?
Assuming he was talking about the genuine Equal-i-zer brand hitch, it has never had a problem with transferring weight to the front axle. If anything, the problem has been with the bars being too stiff because they are heavy, square, and not tapered.
Barney
