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Chewydog
Explorer
May 14, 2018

Bringing home new travel trailer.

So I just purchased a new travel trailer. I want to tow it home 50 miles with just a regular ball hitch and set up a weight distribution when I get home. Going to go with Blue OX Sway Pro.
Its a Winnebago 2100BH. 3800 dry with 420 tongue weight. 21 feet long 7 feet wide.
Being towed with a 2018 F150 Screw 3.5 eco 4x4 157 WB.

It is under the weight limits of my truck 500/5000.
Will I be ok towing under 55 MPH or will it be a disaster?

Also was 25K a bad price OTD, 22,795 sale price a bad deal?

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  • Lynnmor's avatar
    Lynnmor
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    DavidP wrote:
    rbpru wrote:


    I prefer to have the folks who do this for a living handle the job.


    This does not apply to RV Dealers. If you want your WDH installed/Setup wrong have the dealer do it. Borderline laughable.


    Agree, my bolts were completely loose.
  • DavidP's avatar
    DavidP
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    rbpru wrote:


    I prefer to have the folks who do this for a living handle the job.


    This does not apply to RV Dealers. If you want your WDH installed/Setup wrong have the dealer do it. Borderline laughable.
  • crazyro's avatar
    crazyro
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    Should be fine. I did it with our first rig.

    Only thing I'd highly recommend, if your truck isn't equipped with one, is getting a brake controller before you bring the rig home. That was the only thing I added to my truck before its maiden voyage.
  • downtheroad's avatar
    downtheroad
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    You should be just fine.....but

    The SwayPro is a piece of cake to install. No hitch head angle to fool with..I'd have the dealer torque down the shank for you...a five minute job and put the snap up brackets on yourself right in the dealer parking lot. That's what I did.

    The only real adjustment is how many chain links to snap up. Start with nine. It may or may not change when you are trip ready loaded.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    May 14, 2018
    "Its a Winnebago 2100BH. 3800 dry with 420 tongue weight. 21 feet long 7 feet wide." My TT is a 2015 Winnebago 2101DS with a reported dry weight of 3,740. It does fine around town and on very short hops w/o the WDH.

    "Also was 25K a bad price OTD, 22,795 sale price a bad deal?" Mine was $22 out the door in 2015, three years earlier. We couldn't both blow it! lol
  • rbpru's avatar
    rbpru
    Explorer II
    May 14, 2018
    I would have the dealer install the WD Hitch. I watched and had them explain the process during our walk through.

    If your hitch receiver is rated 500# no WD 5000# with WD that pretty much tells your how much tongue weight you should carry.

    However as pointed out, a lot of people have done worse but in the end it is your call.

    I prefer to have the folks who do this for a living handle the job.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    May 14, 2018
    No problem that I can see. It may even pull fine that way.
    Congrats on the new TT!
  • 2edgesword's avatar
    2edgesword
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    Chewydog wrote:
    Jebby14 wrote:
    ive done worse. your call in the end. I would make the dealer set it up for you but I think you will be fine. where did you get the 500/5000 limits?


    It was off the hitch and the owners manual


    The 500/5000 sounds right for a 1/2 ton truck without weight distribution.

    Enjoy the new TT.
  • Chewydog's avatar
    Chewydog
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    Jebby14 wrote:
    ive done worse. your call in the end. I would make the dealer set it up for you but I think you will be fine. where did you get the 500/5000 limits?


    It was off the hitch and the owners manual
  • Jebby14's avatar
    Jebby14
    Explorer
    May 14, 2018
    ive done worse. your call in the end. I would make the dealer set it up for you but I think you will be fine. where did you get the 500/5000 limits?

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