Another Blue OX Sway Pro question and concern
Close-up of Blue Ox Sway Pro I'm new to the forum but have had my TT (2015 Keystone Outback 316RL) for the past 18 months and loving every minute of it. We use to tow it with a 2010 F150 5.4 (4x2) bu...
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Mike Up wrote:
No, what I was saying is that you shouldn't be using 1500 lbs spring bars on a F150 since the hitch receiver rating was only 1050 lbs.
On a F250, that 1500 lbs is close enough to the 1400 lbs max tongue weight rating of the hitch receiver.
What's important is the actual tongue weight of the trailer and ensuring that it doesn't exceed the receiver's capacity. The ratings on the bars exist to show the maximum amount of tongue weight the bars can handle. The bars can handle from 200 lbs to their max rating. He would've been fine to use the 1500 lbs bars or even the 2,000 lbs bars with the F150 as long as his actual tongue weight didn't exceed the 1,050 rating of the receiver.
