I am going to check out a Rockwood 2306 tomorrow evening and will probably come home with it. It comes with an equalizer hitch. It looks like it was set up for a Ford suv (probably Explorer) which would have the hitch way lower than my Ram 1500 outdoorsman. I live about 90 miles away on mostly expressway. Will I be able to get this TT home tomorrow or should I take it to a dealership close by (the sale) and have them set the hitch for me? I'd just tow it with my current hitch but would be worried about sway.

:) Hi, have the hitch adjusted or a new shank. High in front with a 90 mile freeway trip could be very dangerous.

I highly recommend just learning how to adjust it on your own and doing so at time of sale. It will likely need to be adjusted again after you load up with seasonal belongings. The previous owner may be willing to help.

APT wrote:I highly recommend just learning how to adjust it on your own and doing so at time of sale. It will likely need to be adjusted again after you load up with seasonal belongings. The previous owner may be willing to help.I will learn how to do it at some point. The problem is that I am going to see it/buy it tonight after work. I don't know if there will be level ground available and won't really have the time to do it tonight. That is a no go on the previous owner. :) He is 70 with a bad back. But maybe he does have a socket I can use to change out the shank with the one I am currently using! I don't actually need the WD, just the sway control to get it home.

You only need sway control if the tongue weight is too light. Looking at the specs, I would drop it on the ball and go home.

Lynnmor wrote:You only need sway control if the tongue weight is too light. Looking at the specs, I would drop it on the ball and go home.It is a 2012. Look like the dry weight (listed online) is somewhere between 3400-3600lbs and the hitch weight is about 318 lbs + 60lbs for batteries? and 50 lbs for 2 mostly filled propane tanks? So 428/3500 = 12.2% tongue weight? Is that alright?TV is a 2014 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Outdoorsman with the 6.4' bed.

Picking up a used TT with equalizer (not mine) what to know?

shades9323
Explorer
Jun 26, 2018
Well, it was all for naught as the camper wasn't in the shape it was said to be in. And the search continues...
falconbrother
Explorer II
Jun 26, 2018
In the future it might be a good idea to measure the ball height you need for the trailer (tongue weight) and then at the very least do a rough setup before you drive. I saw someone pull into a campground last weekend pullig a TT with no WD hitch or anything. Just the tongue on a ball. It's all good till it isn't.
BarabooBob
Explorer III
Jun 27, 2018
Using a WD hitch and sway control are totally dependant on the TT and TV. I am towing a 2700 lb TT with an F150 Ecoboost. The truck has a towing limit of 11,300 pounds and just got done with a 7,000 mile trip without any sway or low hitch problems, even with some strong winds.
I had one gentleman at a campground get on my case because he said that I was driving an unsafe rig. When I showed him my setup up close, he appoligized.

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