Big truck woes
I have been reading with interest several of the posts regarding new tow vehicles. I am on the fence about whether to upgrade the TV or update the one I have. I have an existing F150 Ecoboost with t...
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txmerlin wrote:
The hitch that I have is the #66155 weight distribution hitch (may be off on the exact model as trailer is in storage). The reason I want to get this working properly is that now that we have retired, we want to spend more time on the road. The trailer is ~7600# loaded. Since we are looking at more road time, I had been leaning toward the bigger TV as the solution.
If the solution is a heavier truck, does that eliminate the WD hitch?
Ken
A weight distribution hitch does not have a sway control. Get a sway bar and make sure there's enough weight transferred to the front end and it should track nice a strait. Also some of the newer Ford trucks have a built in sway control feature so you many want to look into that.
I would do the above before switching to a heavier truck.
Good luck...
