Hitch for 3/4 ton TV and 37-ft TT
Greetings - We are soon to become first-time RV travel trailer owners. I would appreciate some wise counsel on what would be the most prudent WD/SC (weight-distribution/sway-control) hitch to purc...
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So far, I'm very pleased with my Equal-i-zer. I purchased the Equal-i-zer right after I purchased my new truck this last April. I've put a few thousand miles on towing now. Granted, I'm towing with a 1 ton truck, but the trailer is 35 and 1/2 feet long. Absolutely no problems at all.
FYI, equally important as WD is breaking. My first 1 ton (gasser) and my first 1 ton (diesel) had aftermarket break controllers. One was a Reese, the other was a no-name brand (I never did know what it was). Both made the trailer either buck like a mad bull or did nothing. Finding the happy medium was always a challenge and every time I hit the breaks it was always a little "white knuckle" guess what would happen. My current 2014 one ton has the integrated break controller and .... honestly .... I forget the trailer is there because the breaks are so smooth with the truck.
So while WD is important, so is getting the right brake control. I had a Reese with a separate sway bar and now the Equal-i-zer. I now prefer the Equal-i-zer. Once I got comfortable hitching it after having nothing but Reese with chains all my life, I realize it does a really nice job. (although it does pop a lot. That takes some getting use to).
FYI, equally important as WD is breaking. My first 1 ton (gasser) and my first 1 ton (diesel) had aftermarket break controllers. One was a Reese, the other was a no-name brand (I never did know what it was). Both made the trailer either buck like a mad bull or did nothing. Finding the happy medium was always a challenge and every time I hit the breaks it was always a little "white knuckle" guess what would happen. My current 2014 one ton has the integrated break controller and .... honestly .... I forget the trailer is there because the breaks are so smooth with the truck.
So while WD is important, so is getting the right brake control. I had a Reese with a separate sway bar and now the Equal-i-zer. I now prefer the Equal-i-zer. Once I got comfortable hitching it after having nothing but Reese with chains all my life, I realize it does a really nice job. (although it does pop a lot. That takes some getting use to).
