WDH Really Needed?
Does a 19' Travel Trailer weighing less than 5000lbs and 450lbs TW being towed by a 3/4 truck need a WDH? Or Antisway?
Forum Discussion
No.
Long ago and far away, I had an older 19 foot travel trailer. It was so old, a breakaway switch and cable were not installed!
The tow vehicles I used to tow it were:
A 1974 dodge 3/4 ton
A 1976 Ford E150 Club Wagon
A 1970 Jeep Wagoneer.
I did not use a sway control gadget with any of those vehicles. A properly built, properly loaded trailer should not sway. In fact, I have never owned a sway control gimmick.
I did not use a WD hitch on the Dodge or the Ford.
However, a WD hitch was an absolute necessity on the Wagoneer, to keep the back bumper at the correct height, and to keep the headlights from illuminating the tree tops. That, of course, is exactly why the WD hitch was invented!
Our camping trips back then were usually at least 100 miles, often 400 miles one way, mostly on 2 lane roads in the mountains.
Long ago and far away, I had an older 19 foot travel trailer. It was so old, a breakaway switch and cable were not installed!
The tow vehicles I used to tow it were:
A 1974 dodge 3/4 ton
A 1976 Ford E150 Club Wagon
A 1970 Jeep Wagoneer.
I did not use a sway control gadget with any of those vehicles. A properly built, properly loaded trailer should not sway. In fact, I have never owned a sway control gimmick.
I did not use a WD hitch on the Dodge or the Ford.
However, a WD hitch was an absolute necessity on the Wagoneer, to keep the back bumper at the correct height, and to keep the headlights from illuminating the tree tops. That, of course, is exactly why the WD hitch was invented!
Our camping trips back then were usually at least 100 miles, often 400 miles one way, mostly on 2 lane roads in the mountains.
