Weight dist. hitch---How much Hassel?

tcmaybee wrote:
I'm 75. Am I soon going to get tired of wrestling the hitch on and off and wish I would have spent a little more and got a class C?

Of course, to suggest otherwise is silly, as having to drop any coupler on to a ball is a hassle compared to not having to do it at all, as would be the case with your alternate solution - a Class C. Adding weight distribution further complicates the issue, obviously, compared to just dropping the coupler on a ball. Personally I'd love to ditch my WD system but since I'm towing with a 1/2 ton that's just not possible - unless we ditch the truck / trailer entirely and replace them with a Class (X). :W The irony in all this of course if that once you get a Class C you then decide you need a toad you'll be back to hitching up again! :R

I never take the 4 point hitch out for the summer that we camp. I store the bars in the storage bin. Takes 5 or 10 min to hitch up etc. I can handle the hitch etc and I am 5 yrs older than you

I have an Euqal-i-zer 4 point WD hitch. For overnights, I don't even unhitch, unless there is something specific we want to go see after getting the trailer parked. When we do unhitch for for overnight, I never take the hitch out of the receiver. I use a locking pin so it won't get stolen (although anything with enough determination can be stolen). I just remove the weight distribution bars and set them in my trailer pass through.

However, in your case, I think you are a candidate for that CLASS-C instead. But remember, if you want to tour around, you always have to take your camper with you. If you get a toad, you still have to remove the hitch from the toad, or like some do, flip it up and it stays attached all the time to the front of the toad vehicle.

We have that brand of hitch. We travel for about 5 months in the winter. The hitch head stays padlocked in the truck receiver unless I'm gong through an automatic car wash. The bars usually stay at the tongue of the trailer.

An electric jack is a big help for hitching. We hook onto the trailer and then use the jack to raise the tongue and back of the truck high enough that the bars just swing over onto the L brackets. We never use the little pry bar.

i hope this helps.