SoundGuy wrote:
proxim2020 wrote:
Don't take my comments the wrong way. I know this is all new to you and you're still learning. We've all been there at some point.
Actually if you read the OP's original post you'll note he's not a newbie at all, having owned travel trailers previously, also equipped with weight distribution. I also have to disagree with another poster's comment that it's a "shame" that as RV owners we need to have some understanding of how the various systems work. The reality is that we all need to take a certain degree of ownership for our rigs, including the importance of understanding trailer gross weight, trailer gross tongue weight, and how that relates to weight distribution. For any trailer owner to not have any idea at all how much their trailer typically weighs when loaded for camping nor it's related gross tongue weight and to rely solely on a dealer to tell them is just inviting the sort of errors the OP has described. Critical I suppose but one might reasonably aruge the OP's Sway Pro issues were self induced, which is particularly unfortunate as he still hasn't modified the title of his thread discussion that as it is now reflects badly on Blue Ox which as we now know after all these pages of discussion bear no blame at all for the OP's unfortunate experience.
I may not have worded my comment about "shame" correctly. I do think we as consumers have a responsibility to be informed. I'm a reseachaholic and I know about a product before I purchase it. The "shame" is the fact that many retailers/salespeople have very little product knowledge. This case was a little different since the OP had his dealer get him something that was out of his normal products. Although since the dealer sold and installed it, he should have took the time to make sure it was done correctly.
Also it was a good chance for the dealer to learn, and try a new product without the risk of ordering something that he might be stuck with. It's a popular hitch that most seem to really like. I've been very happy with mine, but it's my first WDH
