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Ron, thanks for going over all my points. Definitely cleared some things up for me!
I also emailed them and received a quick reply. See below.
Thank you for your interest in the Swaypro, we built caster into the trunions of the hitch head. This is what gives you the sway prevention and the friction sway control is not needed, it does not need to go off center for it to work, it is always working. This is similar to caster in a car, when going down the road the caster built into your front end keeps you straight going down the road and returns you to center when turning a corner. Blue Ox Swaypro is unique in the built in caster. I hope this answers your questions below. Please let me know if you have further questions.
Thank you
Deanna
Blue Ox
Subject: SwayPro question
Hello – I am very interested in your Swaypro hitch. My friend has the old design and loves it. Never had a single issue and has towed thousands of miles with his rig. The new design is intriguing but I fail to see how it controls sway with zero friction. The old system had the bolts on the bottom to torque down similar to the Equal-i-zer. The new system swings freely from side to side (I got to look at one in person). I watched your computer simulation and understand what is being said, but how is your new design any different than any other hitch if you max out the head tilt of it? Reese, EQ, Curt, etc. – just max out the head tilt and their geometry would be similar. They all still have and need some sort of friction to control sway, be it an add on sway bar or built into the head/contact point or in the cam lobes. Your tilt is extreme but it doesn’t look to be so much more extreme than what could be done on most other hitches. Your chain capturing is unique and I like that quite a bit.
If I follow your video, when the TT is not in a straight line the added tension on one side will help pull it back into line. Wouldn’t all designs do that? Second, how far out of line does the TT need to get on a typical 1000# hitch setup which seems the most common. Would the TT need to get several degrees or feet off center for physics to kick in on the bars to pull things straight? I thought I read that you got rid of the torque bolts to prevent “dog tracking” but other friction systems don’t seem to have that issue unless they are way too tight or on something like a snowy road.
I am sincerely interested in purchasing the hitch. There are many pluses about it that I like but sway control is very important to me.
I also emailed them and received a quick reply. See below.
Thank you for your interest in the Swaypro, we built caster into the trunions of the hitch head. This is what gives you the sway prevention and the friction sway control is not needed, it does not need to go off center for it to work, it is always working. This is similar to caster in a car, when going down the road the caster built into your front end keeps you straight going down the road and returns you to center when turning a corner. Blue Ox Swaypro is unique in the built in caster. I hope this answers your questions below. Please let me know if you have further questions.
Thank you
Deanna
Blue Ox
Subject: SwayPro question
Hello – I am very interested in your Swaypro hitch. My friend has the old design and loves it. Never had a single issue and has towed thousands of miles with his rig. The new design is intriguing but I fail to see how it controls sway with zero friction. The old system had the bolts on the bottom to torque down similar to the Equal-i-zer. The new system swings freely from side to side (I got to look at one in person). I watched your computer simulation and understand what is being said, but how is your new design any different than any other hitch if you max out the head tilt of it? Reese, EQ, Curt, etc. – just max out the head tilt and their geometry would be similar. They all still have and need some sort of friction to control sway, be it an add on sway bar or built into the head/contact point or in the cam lobes. Your tilt is extreme but it doesn’t look to be so much more extreme than what could be done on most other hitches. Your chain capturing is unique and I like that quite a bit.
If I follow your video, when the TT is not in a straight line the added tension on one side will help pull it back into line. Wouldn’t all designs do that? Second, how far out of line does the TT need to get on a typical 1000# hitch setup which seems the most common. Would the TT need to get several degrees or feet off center for physics to kick in on the bars to pull things straight? I thought I read that you got rid of the torque bolts to prevent “dog tracking” but other friction systems don’t seem to have that issue unless they are way too tight or on something like a snowy road.
I am sincerely interested in purchasing the hitch. There are many pluses about it that I like but sway control is very important to me.
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