What would happen if I...
... bought a used Equalizer sway control hitch rated for 1200#/12,000# when my vehicle's max tow rating is 1000#/10,000#? I have an opportunity to by a used Equalizer hitch for less than half of reta...
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Many years ago, I bought an old, beat up, modified, home welded Equalizer hitch so I could tow my 19 foot TT behind my 1970 Jeep Wagoneer.
I had to make further modifications to it (grind the shank down to fit the receiver), but I was able to make it work.
It did the job of keeping the Wagoneer level with the trailer hooked up.
In other words, it did what a WD hitch is supposed to do.
I did not weigh any part of the lash-up. The tow vehicle was level, the trailer didn't sway, nothing bent or broke, nobody was injured or died, and that was all I was interested in.
I had to make further modifications to it (grind the shank down to fit the receiver), but I was able to make it work.
It did the job of keeping the Wagoneer level with the trailer hooked up.
In other words, it did what a WD hitch is supposed to do.
I did not weigh any part of the lash-up. The tow vehicle was level, the trailer didn't sway, nothing bent or broke, nobody was injured or died, and that was all I was interested in.