Weight Distributing Hitches
We upgraded from a 24 foot travel trailer to a 33 foot travel trailer this summer. We are towing with a Ford F150 with Eco Boost engine. The truck is rated to tow up to 9600 and our TT is 6500 so we...
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TriciaR1970 wrote:
We upgraded from a 24 foot travel trailer to a 33 foot travel trailer this summer. We are towing with a Ford F150 with Eco Boost engine. The truck is rated to tow up to 9600 and our TT is 6500 so we are good on weight. We moved our weight distributing hitch from the 24' to the 33', it is just a basic hitch with chains to distribute weight and a swaybar controller on the right side.
I am not a super experienced driver and so definitely take it easy, we started with a few short local trips this summer and the truck tows it easily but I find in windy weather or at highway speeds I feel more movement than I'm comfortable with. ...snip.......
Never quite sure why people will tell other people to start spending money like crazy without more information. Like, What is the GVWR or your pickup? What are the actual weights of trailer, pickup, and tongue? Having an eco boost has nothing to do with sway. Yes, I think telling someone to go out and spend a few thousand dollars on a hitch is jumping the gun. A well engineered hitch with proper weights should tow quite well.
