DallasSteve wrote:
Thunder Mountain wrote:
On Amazon a good WDH with anti sway bar runs around $275.
Hitching and unhitching takes very little extra time.
Yes, if you distribute too little weight to your tow vehicle it will be much worse.
Setting up the WDH is pretty simple. You get a tape measure and follow the instructions of how much rise or sag you have at the bumpers. When you think you are close. Take the fully loaded trailer for a spin. You can fine tune the weight distribution by taking up a link or dropping a link on the bar chains. Then, write down somewhere in the truck the setting. Mine says, "Drop three, catch the fourth." This is referring to which link in the chain that I catch.
But, again, I suggest you take a look at your OEM tires. No matter if you inflate to max pressure for towing, those soft sidewalls are a real problem.
Thanks, that was helpful information. I realize there was another question that entered my mind when I was looking at photos of the hitch. It seems like the WDH requires a different connection on the truck - a square metal female connection below the bumper. I'm accustomed to seeing the typical metal ball on the bumper of the truck. Is the square connection something extra that must be added to trucks like say a Ford F-150 or F-250? If so, how much does that add to the cost beyond the approx. $275 you mentioned?
Are you towing that amount of weight on a ball mounted to the bumper??
