Surge Brakes
I am having a 20 foot concession trailer built that is estimated to weigh about 8 thousand pounds. I have purchased a Fastway 94-1000 e2 weight distribution and anti-sway hitch to pull behind my 2002 ...
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Seems to be a lot of questions online about this situation, but not many clear answers. From what I have read, hitches with built in sway like the Equil-i-zer, can be used with surge brakes.
Here is a quote directly from their website.
Here is a quote directly from their website.
The Equal-i-zer hitch will work with most trailers equipped with surge brakes because the spring arms rest on rigid Sway Control Brackets, rather than being suspended by chains. The bars slide forward/backward while turning or braking, without the tendency to "spring" back into the straight position like bars hung from chains do. This allows the surge brake to be properly activated, instead of intermittently activating/deactivating the brakes, or not allowing enough compression to activate the surge brakes at all.
