Going tomorrow to hook the trailer up to the new truck and get it ready for camping season. I have a Keystone Passport 2920BH. I recently upgraded the tow vehicle from a 2013 F-150 3.5 eco boost Super Crew to an F-250 Crew cab 6.2L V8 gas. I have an Equalizer WDH. The question is do I need the WDH? The trailer Dry is Approx 5700lbs, 1,815lbs carrying capacity. The F-250 is more than enough truck to tow it Loaded to the max. The Equalize hitch is also the sway control, which worked great on the F-150. I assume I will have to adjust the hitch to get it nose down. Will I benefit any with the WDH with this TV? Any advise and comments appreciated.

In my opinion you will benefit from the weight distributing hitch ... you will want the sway control the hitch provides. Depending on how much tongue weight you have the F-250 will squat down and sit non-level, the rear springs on a SRW are softer than you think so you will also probably benefit from the weight distribution of this hitch.

Many on here will say you don't need a WDH on a truck. But, I don't want to be headed east while you are Headed West after dark, if you don't have a WDH in your setup. I see plenty of trucks that have their low-beams on, but are blinding oncoming traffic. I mutter a few choice words to myself, then get over it.

Yup, the WDH will put the weight back onto your front steer axle. Look up the Ford Towing Guide for the year of your F-250 and it will have a recommendation about how to balance the truck with fender heights. Later model Ford's do not need to be made totally level (1/2" difference, IIRC).

Like your 150, the 250 hitch will have a max rating on it. It will say a max rating with no WDH, and a max with WDH. Your loaded tongue wt will be more than the hitch rating, if you do not use a WDH.Jerry

My 2500 Cummins Ram towed our 28' travel trailer no problem with just air bags but towed much better with the equal-izer so I always used it for trips. The sway control was great so I deflated the bags and used the wdh for it's purpose. The only downside to a wdh is the more complex hitching process.

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WildSideFL
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
My 2500 Cummins Ram towed our 28' travel trailer no problem with just air bags but towed much better with the equal-izer so I always used it for trips. The sway control was great so I deflated the bags and used the wdh for it's purpose. The only downside to a wdh is the more complex hitching process.
MFL
Nomad II
Apr 22, 2016
Like your 150, the 250 hitch will have a max rating on it. It will say a max rating with no WDH, and a max with WDH. Your loaded tongue wt will be more than the hitch rating, if you do not use a WDH.

Jerry
westend
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
Yup, the WDH will put the weight back onto your front steer axle.
Look up the Ford Towing Guide for the year of your F-250 and it will have a recommendation about how to balance the truck with fender heights. Later model Ford's do not need to be made totally level (1/2" difference, IIRC).
avoidcrowds
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
Many on here will say you don't need a WDH on a truck. But, I don't want to be headed east while you are Headed West after dark, if you don't have a WDH in your setup. I see plenty of trucks that have their low-beams on, but are blinding oncoming traffic. I mutter a few choice words to myself, then get over it.
ggardne2
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
In my opinion you will benefit from the weight distributing hitch ... you will want the sway control the hitch provides. Depending on how much tongue weight you have the F-250 will squat down and sit non-level, the rear springs on a SRW are softer than you think so you will also probably benefit from the weight distribution of this hitch.

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