Hi Guys,My wife and I finally made the plunge and purchased a Starcraft Launch Mini 19BHS.I have a Ram 1500 with the factory installed trailering package, so it has a receiver, a there is already a trailer break setup on the dash. When I bought the trailer(which we still have to pick up as it's being prepped for delivery)I said I wanted a good anti-sway system and the guy added a blue ox pro. These were the options.1) Blue Ox Sway Pro $830.00 Installed and Demonstrated by technician2) Reese/Husky WD with Sway Control $585.00 Installed and Demonstrated by technicianIs this typical, is it a good hitch and price? I am totally fresh to this whole thing, I studied the campers, the hitches not so much but any advice is appreciated as we have not picked it up yet and could still make changes.

It's a pretty well regarded option, up there with Equalizer and Reese Dual Cam. The pricing seems reasonable IF they set it up correctly. It runs ~$600-650 on Amazon and etrailer so charging ~$200 for install and customer training seems pretty reasonable given that install is probably an hour and customer training could be 30 minutes. I would read the manual and ask them about the setup, many have reported that their dealership did not correctly install their WDH in which case it can actually make towing worse and I personally would be pissed to spend $200 on a bad install.

Thank you, the dealership is pretty well rated, and my guess is they do this install a lot but I will for sure ask plenty of questions!

Unfortunately you haven't indicated just which Reese system this might be, whether it requires the use of a separate friction sway bar or whether it's a WD system with integrated sway control, as is the case with the Blue Ox Sway Pro. Hard to go wrong with the Sway Pro if you can afford it. Regardless, keep in mind that it's difficult at best to properly set up any weight distribution system on an empty trailer and you may well have to make your own adjustments to it once you've figured out how you're going to best load your new trailer for camping.

Welcome to the Forum....We have been using a Blue Ox SwayPro for 3 years now... (we have had 4 different hitches over the years). I really like it. It does a great job of controlling sway and is a very easy hitch to use.The only down side is that the hitch head is very well made and thus very heavy.I think the $830 price is a little high. The hitch costs around $600 and is a half hour job to set up...Good luck with your new adventure..

downtheroad wrote:We have been using a Blue Ox SwayPro for 3 years now. I really like it. It does a great job of controlling sway and is a very easy hitch to use.The only down side is that the hitch head is very well made and thus very heavy.It's heavy because there's just one head used across all weight ranges, the advantage being that if you later change to a trailer in a different weight category all you have to change are the spring bars. With systems like the Equal-i-zer you have to change the head as well, at which point you might as well sell your EQ and buy another of the correct weight range.

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SoundGuy
Explorer
May 30, 2018
Unfortunately you haven't indicated just which Reese system this might be, whether it requires the use of a separate friction sway bar or whether it's a WD system with integrated sway control, as is the case with the Blue Ox Sway Pro. Hard to go wrong with the Sway Pro if you can afford it. Regardless, keep in mind that it's difficult at best to properly set up any weight distribution system on an empty trailer and you may well have to make your own adjustments to it once you've figured out how you're going to best load your new trailer for camping.
pjkdog
Explorer
May 30, 2018
Thank you, the dealership is pretty well rated, and my guess is they do this install a lot but I will for sure ask plenty of questions!
afidel
Explorer II
May 30, 2018
It's a pretty well regarded option, up there with Equalizer and Reese Dual Cam. The pricing seems reasonable IF they set it up correctly. It runs ~$600-650 on Amazon and etrailer so charging ~$200 for install and customer training seems pretty reasonable given that install is probably an hour and customer training could be 30 minutes. I would read the manual and ask them about the setup, many have reported that their dealership did not correctly install their WDH in which case it can actually make towing worse and I personally would be pissed to spend $200 on a bad install.

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