bleaux skies wrote:
Picking up a 20', UVW 3180, GVWR 5500 travel trailer Tuesday.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
It's unfortunate you haven't told us the make / model / year of trailer as that's an unusually low UVW for a 20' trailer, unless it's perhaps a single axle model. My own Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS is a dual axle and certainly weighs much more than that, typically runs ~ 4500 lbs loaded and ready to camp, so I also typically run somewhat over 600 lbs of gross tongue weight. Unless you're confident you'll always be running less than 600 lbs of gross tongue weight with the camper loaded and ready to go you might be better off with the next higher rated Equal-i-zer, the 1,000 / 10,000 lb version. Alternately you might also consider a
Blue Ox Sway Pro which is available with 750 lb spring bars. A Blue Ox will also free you from all the squeaking and groaning the Equal-i-zer has become so famous for. Yes, you can mitigate that racket to some extent but regardless everyone in the campground will know you're running an Equal-i-zer. :W
