What maker of WD hitch with sway control?

We just picked up our Winnebago Winnie 2201DS that has about the same specs...5,000 lbs. dry weight, 7625 GVWR and is 26'9" overall length. I pull it with a 5.7 Tundra. I had a 4 pt. Equalizer hitch installed, and it seems to be very good, but I've only towed the unit the 100 mile ride home and I haven't had it in any strong winds as of yet. And, we had transferred our gear from our trailer we traded in, so it was a "loaded" trailer. If you search the forum, you'll see that the Equalizer and the Reese dual cam are two very popular hitched because they perform very well.

The Tundra handled the weight very well and I could really tell the difference of towing the Winnie versus the trailer I turned in that weighed around 8,000 lbs. loaded, and I also had the weight of a Hensley hitch (really great hitch, but heavy!).

I have a Husky WDH on our Evergreen i-Go (GVWR 6250 lbs), with the 1000lb bars. I've had no issues with it.

The e2 by Fastway is a good Sway/WD hitch.

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BadBeans wrote:

WyoTraveler wrote:
On my previous TT I used a Reese staight line with dual cam and the trunion bars. Worked well for me. for a 7500 pound TT and 15% tongue weight fully loaded you are at about 1125 tongue weight. I think the Reese may cost a little more than $400. If I ever went back to a TT I would use the Reese with dual cam again. I really liked it. depending on how far you are from the dealer you may want to load the TT up and see what your actual tongue is going to be since the bars come in different weights. Your tongue weight should fall below that weight. Check etrailer and check out all of the WD on their web site. I purchased and used a tongue scale. fairly reasonable in price and you can find them on the internet.

Since I could theoretically tow 7500# with a 1125# tongue weight... should I look for a WDH that tows 12000#/1200# Tongue? Or is that overkill?

Ideally, get the bars that will cover the MAX weight that your tongue could ever be. The 1200 lb bars would be fine IMHO.

The Tundra is an excellent TV. Great Choice.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

WyoTraveler wrote:
On my previous TT I used a Reese staight line with dual cam and the trunion bars. Worked well for me. for a 7500 pound TT and 15% tongue weight fully loaded you are at about 1125 tongue weight. I think the Reese may cost a little more than $400. If I ever went back to a TT I would use the Reese with dual cam again. I really liked it. depending on how far you are from the dealer you may want to load the TT up and see what your actual tongue is going to be since the bars come in different weights. Your tongue weight should fall below that weight. Check etrailer and check out all of the WD on their web site. I purchased and used a tongue scale. fairly reasonable in price and you can find them on the internet.

Since I could theoretically tow 7500# with a 1125# tongue weight... should I look for a WDH that tows 12000#/1200# Tongue? Or is that overkill?

TomG2 wrote:
Husky is a generic and functional WDH. Get bars rated for up to 1,000 pounds and you should be good to go. Do be aware that the 1,420 pounds of payload will be used up very quickly. Take it to the scales to verify setup.

Unfortunately, I'm well aware of my truck's light payload and will be making sure to go easy on it. Hopefully I won't be traveling at max trailer weight much and my understanding is WDH can be anywhere from 10% to 15%. Once my setup is complete I will load it down and hit the scales near my house to verification.

Thanks!

On my previous TT I used a Reese staight line with dual cam and the trunion bars. Worked well for me. for a 7500 pound TT and 15% tongue weight fully loaded you are at about 1125 tongue weight. I think the Reese may cost a little more than $400. If I ever went back to a TT I would use the Reese with dual cam again. I really liked it. depending on how far you are from the dealer you may want to load the TT up and see what your actual tongue is going to be since the bars come in different weights. Your tongue weight should fall below that weight. Check etrailer and check out all of the WD on their web site. I purchased and used a tongue scale. fairly reasonable in price and you can find them on the internet.

Husky is a generic and functional WDH. Get bars rated for up to 1,000 pounds and you should be good to go. Do be aware that the 1,420 pounds of payload will be used up very quickly. Take it to the scales to verify setup.