Easiest to handle WD/sway control system?
At some point next year I'm going to buy a tow vehicle and small trailer. Still sitting on the fence about both, but will likely need a good weight distribution/sway control system. (I was planning...
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coolmom42 wrote:
I wonder if anyone has come up with an easy way to maneuver the heavier hitch heads? I suppose a person could rig up something with a small height-adjustable cart, if you could find one that goes low enough.
I made a handle that slips onto the hitch shank. With the handle I can easily carry the heavy hitch with one arm hanging straight down and my back relatively straight. Without a handle you need to hold the hitch out away from you with both hands and often with your back arched. There is a handle available that carries the hitch by the ball for insertion into the receiver, but I also can insert the ball into the coupler and latch it and apply a lock. The advantages of this is that the ball stays clean, the hitch is about the right height to handle and the trailer has some protection from theft as well as the hitch.
