There is a very divided camp regarding weight distributing hitches vs. careful loading of the trailer and managing tongue weight. I cant think of any set up other than maybe a 1 ton dually with a tent trailer or a "Scotty" size trailer that won't benefit from utilizing a weight distributing hitch. The ride is so much better. I pull a relatively light trailer compared to the tow rig I have and I would NEVER go any where with out hooking it up. Well, maybe two or three miles to get the tires changed on the trailer or something like that.....and even then, it takes 3 minutes max to install the weight dist. bars.........so I'd likely do it there too!