weight distribution hitch opinion
my camper comes in with a tongue weight around 500 lbs. I notices 800-1200 being the common weight range for the smaller weight distribution hitches. In particular I notices http://www.princessauto.co...
Forum Discussion
That WDH has trunnion bars which are held in place by a vertical pin with hitch pin/clip at the bottom of it. Seems like it would be a nuisance to re & re every time you hook up and unhook. With Reese trunnion bars, they simply slip in and out of a socket in the hitch head with no pin needed to hold them in place. Maybe the vertical pin could wear faster? If the bars on it are good up to 1200 lbs, I would say they're too much for the 500-600 lbs or so of tongue wt. and you want 600 or 800 lb rated ones. How do you adjust the hitch head angle on it - does it have serrated washers or? What if a part failed or wore out - can you get replacement parts or would you have to buy a whole new WDH?
I'm always leary of some of Princess Auto's items as far as quality goes and a WDH is a critical part of a TT setup. $300 is kinda okay but I think you can do better by shopping around more for better pricing and quality if you include the US. Nothing wrong with round bars and they might work better for you.
Since Windsor is close to the border, you could always open up a US mailbox and get things shipped there and go pick it up (if you don't already). We do that a lot and save tons of $$ (and no taxes except on big $$ items). Then you could shop around for a brand name WDH like say a Curt, Camco, etc. and buy from one of the numerous online vendors like Tweetys.com, PPLmotorhomes, etc., or ebay or Amazon. With the dollar exchange the way it is at the moment, it can be harder to good deals on RV parts tho.
Princess Auto link here and photo below.
I'm always leary of some of Princess Auto's items as far as quality goes and a WDH is a critical part of a TT setup. $300 is kinda okay but I think you can do better by shopping around more for better pricing and quality if you include the US. Nothing wrong with round bars and they might work better for you.
Since Windsor is close to the border, you could always open up a US mailbox and get things shipped there and go pick it up (if you don't already). We do that a lot and save tons of $$ (and no taxes except on big $$ items). Then you could shop around for a brand name WDH like say a Curt, Camco, etc. and buy from one of the numerous online vendors like Tweetys.com, PPLmotorhomes, etc., or ebay or Amazon. With the dollar exchange the way it is at the moment, it can be harder to good deals on RV parts tho.
Princess Auto link here and photo below.
