Anybody besides me using old school WD hitch?

jmtandem wrote:

I have found that a well aligned and correctly balanced (loaded) camper being pulled by a properly setup and sized tow vehicle does not need one of the more complicated hitch assembly to mask or correct the under lying problems.

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"Most" trailed RVs probably don't go very far, or on very many trips annually (even if it is a long one). And only then in best weather and on best roads. Given that leaf-sprung, beam-axle trailers AND pickups are hard-pressed with only minor winds and road problems (tripping hazards, not just steering control) it is good that the drivers keeps their exposure to the range of potential problems limited.

For those for whom the annual miles and exposure to more types of road, load, weather and traffic are expected, a hitch that is substantially better at keeping the combined rig lane-centered and upright with fewer driver corrections is an easy AND cheap choice given the dollar value of the rig.

Any rig deserves to be well set up via WDH leverage. Even an Airstream which can run rings around the conventional or 5'er types. After all, an RV isn't "needed" to go camping. And while settling for poor combined rig handling/braking with a cheap hitch is on the owner, the difference between "good enough" and "best" is enormous. So long as both TT and TV are seen as being disposable, so then the mentality of "cheap enough is good enough" will reign. Until the day it mattered.

Besides, the best hitch, given maintenance, is likely to be with most owners longer than either the TT or TV. That is not "expensive" given the depreciation on TT or TV which sky high by comparison, it is the opposite.

Folks will do what they will . . but it is NOT an "either/or" situation as stated in the above quote ("mask or correct").

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