What Weight Distribution Hitch
Hi everyone, i'm in the market for a new weight distribution hitch for my F350 to pull a 30' 7600 lb trailer (wet). As this will be my first weight distribution hitch I'm looking for opinions and sugg...
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I have had 'exceptional' service from standard weight distribution hitches through the years with standard friction sway control bars. I have Reese Dual Cam and was unimpressed. Not that it's bad (dual cam that is) it just didn't do any better than a properly set up WD hitch with friction sway bars (plural, you need 2 if over 24 ft/and or 6,000 lbs)
They are reliable and just about any RV shop in the US or Canada will have a parts that will work.
My recommendation is to properly load the trailer, properly load the truck, pay attention to setting the weight distribution hitch up properly and enjoy the pull.
If I were buying a new hitch for your trailer this is exactly what I would buy because your max tongue weight will be around 1100 lbs:
Eaz-lift 1200 lb round bar assembled Kit
Part number 98-1032
This kit will come with everything you need except the second sway bar. You can find that second bar
Here
I never had to take my bars off to back up. I did take them off a lot of times because they can be loud and really echo through a campground. Just a courtesy thing really. You can't do that with the hitches with the integrated friction sway control. That being said, you can turn sharp enough to crash the sway bar into the mini ball mount, either going forward or backwards. It's more likely to turn too sharp going backwards than forward hence the recommendation to remove them.
That's not really a big deal. 4 pins and both bars are off. No biggie...
Thanks and good luck,
Jeremiah
They are reliable and just about any RV shop in the US or Canada will have a parts that will work.
My recommendation is to properly load the trailer, properly load the truck, pay attention to setting the weight distribution hitch up properly and enjoy the pull.
If I were buying a new hitch for your trailer this is exactly what I would buy because your max tongue weight will be around 1100 lbs:
Eaz-lift 1200 lb round bar assembled Kit
Part number 98-1032
This kit will come with everything you need except the second sway bar. You can find that second bar
Here
I never had to take my bars off to back up. I did take them off a lot of times because they can be loud and really echo through a campground. Just a courtesy thing really. You can't do that with the hitches with the integrated friction sway control. That being said, you can turn sharp enough to crash the sway bar into the mini ball mount, either going forward or backwards. It's more likely to turn too sharp going backwards than forward hence the recommendation to remove them.
That's not really a big deal. 4 pins and both bars are off. No biggie...
Thanks and good luck,
Jeremiah
