weight distribution hitch/sway

tshirtman wrote:
---should we be getting the 1400# set up or is that overkill?

IMO, the 1400# bars would be overkill.

Even if you load the TT to 100% of its GVWR (and most people do not), an adequate tongue weight percentage of 13% would put you just under 1200# TW.
Also, I believe the maximum allowable TW for your 2011 Ram 2500 diesel is 1200# (unless you've installed a Class V receiver).

And, unless you're planning to use the WDH to restore more than 100% of the load which was removed from the TV's front axle,
you likely will be using the WDH at considerably less than 100% of its load distributing capacity.
IMO, especially with the diesel, 50% front axle load restoration should be sufficient.

IMO, there is no need to subject your TV and TT to the harsher ride which is likely to result from using unnecessarily stiff WD bars.

Ron

Hi,

While this might be the most expensive hitch every designed, it might also be the most stable.

http://www.propridehitch.com/products/ProPride-3P-Trailer-Sway-Control-Hitch-.html

There is a lot of hardware in this hitch that makes production much more expensive than the average hitch. . .

This is what I will buy when I get a travel trailer. It should eliminate any sway. . .

Fred.

1400lb bars or even slightly higher...no question about it.

If you are comfortable and like the Husky hitch, then contact Husky and ask them based on your TT's GVWR what they recommend.

Would help if you had posted you have a diesel 3/4 ton TV. I would use the bars you have... Close enough for your truck and new trailer.

The Weight Police will say OH NO and if it was a gas 250 TV I might agree.

Tshirt,

Congrats on the (soon) new rig!!! Your new trailer only has about 1,200lbs payload capacity??? Surprising considering it is a larger trailer.

dave54 wrote:
8k dry will be ~9k-9.5k loaded. 1400 bars are a bit more than you need but not excessive overkill.

I wouldn't suggest less than 1,400 or 1,500lb bars. Chances are the 1,200lb will not be enough once loaded. Our 8,000lb dry weight trailer (loaded about 9,200lbs) has about 1,400lbs of tw.

Tshirt,

As for a wdh, the Reese HP Dual Cam, Reese SC, and the Equal-I-Zer 4 way systems are very good with integrated sway control. The SC and 4 way models are a little easier to set up, but some regard the DC as having a little more sway control the them. Both Reese hitches allow more fine tuning of the head tilt than the Equal-I-Zer.

I have looked into the Husky Centerline, the top model. It seems like a very good system with one minor issue, that you need to be in almost a straight line when booking up or unhooking. And some complained it was heavy!!!??? Lol

I have also looked at the Blue Ox, but still haven't figured out exactly how the sway control works. I know BO states it is in the bars, due to how they are flexed under load.

From feedback on the Anderson system, it does not work well with heavier tw. Users have reported not being able to transfer enough weight back to the front axle. And there is a certain coupler style (or two) it doesn't work with.

Of course, if you want to spend the money, the Hensley or Pro Pride are even better, but expensive.

Good luck deciding.

I have a Blue Ox too and like it. Not having to do anything special to back up is a key feature for me.

Our dealer provided a Biue Ox. It has worked great.

Andersen, world of difference for us and we are about the same wt. older and shorter but same wt.

Why can't you take your existing WDH and bars? or is that part of the deal to sell your old camper, the WDH goes with the camper?