Is it bad to get to big of Equalizer hitch

Deep Trax wrote:
I understand what you are saying and see why you think there may have been a misunderstanding. I don't think so, but anything is possible.

Rather than disagree or try to explain things further, I would encourage the OP's friend to contact EQ directly and allow them to help make the best choice for their application. I found them to be very knowledgeable and helpful. I'm very comfortable that they helped me make the wisest choice for my situation.

If I was choosing strictly for todays TT & TV, I would own a 12K model hitch. Since I also wanted to consider my hitch needs should I go to heavier trailer later down the road, I opted for the 14K model. To each their own.

I'd also recommend that people use caution when listening to what an RV dealer tells them. I bought from a dealer claining to be the "second largest RV dealer in the world" (McGeorge's Rolling Hlls RV) and they put the wrong components on my truck & trailer not once but twice.

Ron Gratz wrote:

Deep Trax wrote:
The E4 hitch is designed to work properly as long as your TT has tongue wt greater than or equal to 10% of the rated tongue wt of the hitch. If you buy the 1,200 / 12,000 lb hitch, your TT must have at least 120 lbs of tongue wt for the hitch to function properly.

I believe there is a misunderstanding here.

The WARNING section of the installation manual states:

"Always tow with a minimum tongue weight of 10% of gross trailer weight."

The yaw-resisting torque (sway control) generated by the Equal-I-zer WDH is a function of the amount of load transfer.
The amount of load transfer is determined by how the WDH is set up, and usually is a function of tongue weight.

I doubt that having a 1200# TW rated hitch means the sway control will operate properly with a 120# TW -- especially if the trailer weighs 12,000#.

I believe the 10% minimum tongue weight guideline refers to the actual loaded trailer weight rather than the rated tongue weight of the hitch.

Ron

IMHO this is very sound and sage advice. All the comments, analysis (sorry Ron), recommendations here other than from Equal-i-zer are simply PERSONAL NON EXPERT OPINIONS worth just slightly more than you paid for them .... I would give the advice from the maker, designer and one with mega more experience about a godzillion times the weight of all these personal opinions. The only area I might question in the advice directly from Equal-i-zer is how much consideration they included concerning "ride quality" as I hinted to in my previous post in this thread. The only other consideration is what if anything the actual maker of your particular trailer might say about WDH systems and IMO a vast majority are silent at least at to sizing and those that do include something might just flat out say you CAN'T use a WDH with that particular trailer.

My gut instinct tells me there is probably little difference in the operational characteristics between the three top end Equal-i-zer WDH systems ... the 1K, 1.2K and 1.4K TW models with the differences being in the individual strengths of the hitch parts, especially the hitch head which is obvious with the 1.4/14K model when compared side by side with either of the other two lower rated models.

Larry