Towing without equalizer bars hooked up

dwirkus wrote:
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 without the bars hooked up or should a person buy a completely different stinger?

You should be able to tow without the weight distribution bars connected, unless your hitch system needs them to hold it together somehow. Take your bars along and go for a test drive. If you can find a road with some nice whoop de do's on it - those places where commercial truck's lift axles leave skid marks are good, "doubles" are even better - and drive over them at speed. Then connect the WD bars and level up your truck a bit and see which way you like it best.

Many trailers tow fine without WD because they have short rear overhangs. Many RV trailers don't tow as well without WD as with it.

Give it a try both ways and post an update.