Towing without equalizer bars hooked up
I have a 24 foot travel trailer with an equalizer hitch. My pickup can handle the tongue weight OK without it hooked up. I was wondering if it's OK to tow a travel trailer using the equalizer stinger ...
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At the end of the day I do not believe that rigs that require WDH for proper towing setup (taking load off the draw bar, leveling the tow vehicle, etc.) should be driven off road where extreme angles and twists to the rig could over stress this articulated link.
Despite the marketing images that are presented in some of the brochures (huge TTs and Fifth Wheels in the middle of some field or on some location with no clear indication of how they go there) our rigs are really meant to be driven on the road and other essentially level and benign conditions, so this should be a consideration any time "off-roading".
Agree that taking the bars off is a good idea to save the WDH equipment but it may result in overstress of the rear axle and or the TV hitch. Just wanted to make that point.
Despite the marketing images that are presented in some of the brochures (huge TTs and Fifth Wheels in the middle of some field or on some location with no clear indication of how they go there) our rigs are really meant to be driven on the road and other essentially level and benign conditions, so this should be a consideration any time "off-roading".
Agree that taking the bars off is a good idea to save the WDH equipment but it may result in overstress of the rear axle and or the TV hitch. Just wanted to make that point.
