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fred42
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Nov 24, 2015

Can a WD hitch be hitched at a vertical angle?

I am switching to a travel trailer and trying to decide if I need a WD hitch and which one. It is a 6Kdry, 10k gross travel trailer toy hauler and will be towed with the TV in my signature. I plan to never have it above 8k gross.

I am learning a lot from here and other internet sources, but I cannot find much on a certain aspect of it. This may be a little exaggerated, but my favorite site which is about the only place I go looks like this:



Obviously, if I did not have a WD hitch, I would have no problem. It is a little challenging with the 5th wheel hitch. My question is are there brands or types of WD hitches that facilitate this or brands that make it impossible?

thanks very much,
fred

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  • Thanks,

    Do the bars impede the normal vertical angle travel of the trailer on the ball?

    I only ask this because I also have to drive to my MILs farm which has tight hills worst than what I have drawn for the site above. This is in transit, so the bars would be set for travel. Also, the trailer frame is aluminum. I would not want a hitch that provided vertical resistance/stress in these situations, but I fear that is what a WD hitch is.
  • I would think it will be easy because you will not have much, if any, tension on the bars until you pull off the site due to the angle.
  • Take the bars off before backing it in and put em back on when level again.