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btcruzer
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Feb 09, 2013

WD hitches on trailers with aluminun frames

Ran across an interesting 30ft. travel trailer recently. It is an unsold 2011 EARTHBOUND bumper pull. The frame ( and tongue )is all aluminum. I'm wondering about the effects that a weight distributing hitch might have on this.
Any one have experience in this situation?

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  • That trailer is listed as less than 5000 lbs dry weight and a tongue weight of just over 600 lbs. So I'm thinking that a WD hitch might not be needed if I were to haul the thing with a 3/4 Dodge. But I do want some form of sway control. My current hitch is a Equalizer brand of hitch and the "spring bars" are huge, like 1 1/2 inch square. I'm concerned that the bars might be stronger than the alum. tongue and bend the tongue if I got the truck or trailer into some 'attitude' other than pretty flat/level. Also, it looks to me that hitch would only function as a sway control when the 'spring bars' are under some amount of tension. I like this particular type of hitch as the weight and sway control work together.
    Not a fan of the sliding friction controls that mount parallel to the tongue --- any good alternatives out there?
  • not with that specific trailer, but I had an all aluminium car trailer, 20' box type, and I used a Reese dual cam WD setup with it the whole time I had it. It was fine. No issues at all.

    Brian