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- 5rversExplorerMy trailer is 31' and 3500 dry my pro series pulls it no problem, quality seems good and it is heavy. Yes its a pain to put on and take off the friction bars but its not difficult. I use both friction bars and grease up all the moving parts before a trip. I barley feel any big rigs passing me and tow at highway speeds without a problem. Those other hitches are nice to have but if cost is an issue this will work just fine.
- jerem0621Explorer IIThe Pro Series you are looking at will come with TWO built in mounts for TWO friction sway control devices.
With a 30 ft trailer you will need to use both of them. There should not be any sway if you load the truck, trailer, and adjust the WD hitch properly. There will be some "wiggle" from passing cars and wind, etc... One sway bar will take most out.. two sway bars will take nearly if not all of the wiggle out.
Here is an old pic of my hitch with dual friction bars and a 31 ft trailer.
I pulled thousands and thousands of miles with that old set up. Never, not one time, any hint of sway.
Some like the integrated sway control hitches like the dual cam or the Equal-i-zer, and those are mighty fine hitches. But something to think about is the availability of replacement parts when you are at a campground.
What I mean by that is if you break something on a Dual Cam design or Hensley, or Equal-i-zer not every local RV dealership is going to have parts.
If something goes wrong with a standard WD hitch and friction sway control ANY RV dealer in the nation will have a replacement part that will work.... example.. you lose a snap up bracket pin (you should have a few spares of these anyway), a quick run to any RV dealership should have some available. A broken DC arm may not be easily replaced at most dealerships...
Even if you break a Sway control bar just about any dealer in the country should have one you can use. I had Husky sway bars with a Draw-Tite WD hitch.. so parts can exchange easily on a standard WD hitch. You can even use different brand snap up brackets. Its pretty neat how modular the standard WD hitch is.
just something to think about.
Jeremiah - sandhillsExplorerThanks for replies... I have never used a wdh or sway bar(old camper was 16ft)...so I really have no idea on how to even use the wdh....I just assumed that since the price was cheaper than most others I have researched that it may not be what I want for a 32' TT that weighs 5180 dry.
- goducks10ExplorerIt's much easier to have the sway built in to the hitch. With the add on friction bar type you have to remove them before backing up. At least that's what the instructions say.
- 5rversExplorerI could be wrong but I think the part # you gave comes with 2 friction sway control bars as well. If you don't want to spend any extra money they work just fine.
- ExxWhyExplorerGet them to knock $250 off either a Reese straight line or an Equal-i-zer.
The extra $250 you'll spend now is a couple tanks of gas, so why not get something that is a far superior product giving you a much better towing experience and an added margin of safety. Either will also retain more resale value on the other end as well. - JJensen79ExplorerIt would definitely appear that you would have to add a sway device. Looks like a friction plate.
- TNRIVERSIDEExplorer
sandhills wrote:
So I assume this one doesn't have the sway control?
I believe that is correct. You would add a additional device to control sway. - sandhillsExplorerSo I assume this one doesn't have the sway control?
- TNRIVERSIDEExplorerIt seem that most people add sway control to the WDH. You might want to consider a WDH that incorporates the sway control. My two cents worth.
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