Do I need a weight distribution hitch?
Hey everyone. First post here. My wife and I are considering getting off the ground and trading the old tent in for a hybrid travel trailer. We are looking at the 23' Rockwood Roo. My tow vehicle is a...
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You can tow that trailer with that truck without a WD hitch.
I'd use one anyway. I have a 10,000 pound capacity flatbed trailer and I use mine even when I'm not carrying much (weighing no more than your trailer), and I'm towing with a dually. It does drive better with the WD hitch, and it bounces or "porpoises" less.
The extra fringe benefit is a WD hitch makes it next to impossible for the trailer to bounce off the hitch ball. It can't come off even if you didn't latch it. I like knowing it AINT coming off.
I'd use one anyway. I have a 10,000 pound capacity flatbed trailer and I use mine even when I'm not carrying much (weighing no more than your trailer), and I'm towing with a dually. It does drive better with the WD hitch, and it bounces or "porpoises" less.
The extra fringe benefit is a WD hitch makes it next to impossible for the trailer to bounce off the hitch ball. It can't come off even if you didn't latch it. I like knowing it AINT coming off.
