I have a problem putting the sway bars on the TT. My RV is parked alongside my house. It is level ground. The driveway (gravel) leading to the TT is sloped upwards. I have to use an 8-10 inch block just to get the tongue under the ball to hook up. The angle is to high to put on/take off the sway bars. This is a new Open Roads 26BH trailer. It is 6 feet longer than my old trailer. The old TT was shorter and I could put on/remove the sway bars after using some muscle and a bar. I cannot move my TT back any further. I am planning on using some stacking blocks to make a sort of ramp to raise the front of the truck. If that doesn't work I will try to hookup and then move the trailer to level ground to put on/off the bars. Anybody have this problem or have any suggestions on how to hookup easier?

I had this happen on occasion with our TT we had for many years. My suggestion is to avoid blocks to raise the front of your truck...dangerous. As long as you can get the ball hooked up, and of course cable for brakes/emergency brake, can you pull into your street, off to the side, and in 5/10mins have the sway bars hooked up? Point is, tow it onto your street, finish hooking up sway bars. You could also, when returning home, remove the bars in the street and then back it in.The issue with blocks for front of truck, is safety.

What they said, put them on afterwards when you are on the street. Shouldn't take long. You will not be swaying in the driveway! Lol.

I agree with the others, put them on in the street. By the way, they are not sway bars, they are weight distribution bars. The only way they contribute to sway control is by putting weight back on the front axle for steering control. :) The sway bar is that flat bar that is attached to the side of the trailers A frame and the hitch head via two small balls.Barney

Be very careful. Several safety issues could bite you like ramping up the front of the truck. It shouldn’t take muscle to hitch up. Block those wheels!

Connect the WD bars AFTER you have pulled the TV and trailer on to the road assuming you have a spot near you that allows you to safely pull off and add the WD bars.Contrary to popular belief on this forum, neither your vehicle or trailer is going to be damaged, break or fall apart if the WD bars do not get hooked up right away. Depending on your TV capability/capacity if you must, even driving a couple of miles at low speed should be fine.

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canoe_on_top
Explorer
Mar 17, 2022
Barney, if he has an Equal-i-zer or a Reece Dual Cam,as well as some others, the WD bars are also the sway bars.
raychris1
Explorer
Mar 17, 2022
Thanks for all the feedback. The block ramp was my second option. We have ample room to add/remove the bars. My concern is getting the TT down the driveway without dragging the tongue or rear of the TT before I get onto the street.
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Mar 17, 2022
Connect the WD bars AFTER you have pulled the TV and trailer on to the road assuming you have a spot near you that allows you to safely pull off and add the WD bars.

Contrary to popular belief on this forum, neither your vehicle or trailer is going to be damaged, break or fall apart if the WD bars do not get hooked up right away. Depending on your TV capability/capacity if you must, even driving a couple of miles at low speed should be fine.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Mar 17, 2022
Be very careful. Several safety issues could bite you like ramping up the front of the truck. It shouldn’t take muscle to hitch up. Block those wheels!
BarneyS
Explorer III
Mar 17, 2022
I agree with the others, put them on in the street. By the way, they are not sway bars, they are weight distribution bars. The only way they contribute to sway control is by putting weight back on the front axle for steering control. :) The sway bar is that flat bar that is attached to the side of the trailers A frame and the hitch head via two small balls.
Barney
Sjm9911
Explorer
Mar 17, 2022
What they said, put them on afterwards when you are on the street. Shouldn't take long. You will not be swaying in the driveway! Lol.
mleekamp
Explorer
Mar 17, 2022
I had this happen on occasion with our TT we had for many years. My suggestion is to avoid blocks to raise the front of your truck...dangerous.

As long as you can get the ball hooked up, and of course cable for brakes/emergency brake, can you pull into your street, off to the side, and in 5/10mins have the sway bars hooked up? Point is, tow it onto your street, finish hooking up sway bars. You could also, when returning home, remove the bars in the street and then back it in.

The issue with blocks for front of truck, is safety.

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