Good and Bad about Blue Ox Sway Pro
I just purchased a 2013 Cougar 32RBK travel trailer and I am towing it with a 2006 Ford F350 Crew Cab With the 6.0 Powerstroke. I am looking at getting the Blue Ox Sway Pro and would like to here the ...
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I have a 1000# TW TT on a nissan titan that supports 960#, so I am living on the edge. I am also handicapped, so I needed something that would be easy to connect and disconnect. I purchased the blue ox with the 1000# bars.
My first go around, everything installed by the book. Very easy to install the cams and adjustments were also easy. No issues hitching the camper. My cams seem to bind when unhitching, but I need to double check that I am disconnecting the chains properly.
When chains were installed, there were only two links showing. Serious concerns that I under sized the bars. The rig drove well with no sway. I had it on back roads and the highway.
My first hitch was stolen, so I purchased another with the 1500# bars. I could not get the shank to fit in my receiver. I thought I was crazy. First one had no issue at all. After reading here, I spent 5 minutes with a grinder to grind the corners down a bit (yes, removing the powder coat, but I needed it now!). Now it fits into the receiver without an issue.
I also bought the correct ball this time; one that I did not need to sleeve when installing in the hitch. The nut for the ball is recessed. The nut for the ball was huge; I think 1 7/8, but I am not sure. I went to 4 autopart stores, 3 mechanics shops and a trailer store before finding the correct socket at Ace hardware. etrailer should sell a socket with the ball.
The 1500# bars are a definite improvement for my 1000# TW trailer. If anyone else is on the line, I would suggest going up to the next weight class bars.
The good:
+Easy to install (even though I had to grind it);
+Easy to hook up
+Very stable with my Nissan Titan; which is barely up to the job.
+etrailer.com was great to work with
The bad:
-I had to grind the shank to fit the receiver.
-A cam seems to hang when disconnecting.
-The nut for the ball is recessed, requiring a socket. This nut is large and the socket is VERY hard to find.
-It is VERY heavy. I know others have said this. I can't stress it enough. I have not seen any difference in the shank and head, no matter the weight class. It seems the only thing that changes are the bars. If you have a 5000# travel trailer, you may be buying a hitch that can tow 20000#. That hitch is going to be overkill, and a backbreaker to change.
My first go around, everything installed by the book. Very easy to install the cams and adjustments were also easy. No issues hitching the camper. My cams seem to bind when unhitching, but I need to double check that I am disconnecting the chains properly.
When chains were installed, there were only two links showing. Serious concerns that I under sized the bars. The rig drove well with no sway. I had it on back roads and the highway.
My first hitch was stolen, so I purchased another with the 1500# bars. I could not get the shank to fit in my receiver. I thought I was crazy. First one had no issue at all. After reading here, I spent 5 minutes with a grinder to grind the corners down a bit (yes, removing the powder coat, but I needed it now!). Now it fits into the receiver without an issue.
I also bought the correct ball this time; one that I did not need to sleeve when installing in the hitch. The nut for the ball is recessed. The nut for the ball was huge; I think 1 7/8, but I am not sure. I went to 4 autopart stores, 3 mechanics shops and a trailer store before finding the correct socket at Ace hardware. etrailer should sell a socket with the ball.
The 1500# bars are a definite improvement for my 1000# TW trailer. If anyone else is on the line, I would suggest going up to the next weight class bars.
The good:
+Easy to install (even though I had to grind it);
+Easy to hook up
+Very stable with my Nissan Titan; which is barely up to the job.
+etrailer.com was great to work with
The bad:
-I had to grind the shank to fit the receiver.
-A cam seems to hang when disconnecting.
-The nut for the ball is recessed, requiring a socket. This nut is large and the socket is VERY hard to find.
-It is VERY heavy. I know others have said this. I can't stress it enough. I have not seen any difference in the shank and head, no matter the weight class. It seems the only thing that changes are the bars. If you have a 5000# travel trailer, you may be buying a hitch that can tow 20000#. That hitch is going to be overkill, and a backbreaker to change.
