Best Weight Distribution Hitch

[nalts]

Hey there! I hope I'm in the right place.

After twelve long years I finally purchased another travel trailer. I bought a 2019 Forest River Grey Wolf 23MK, and will be towing it with a 2003 Ford F150 Supercab 4X4 with 5.4L and 3.55 ratio.

On my last unit I used an older Equal-i-zer brand Hitch and was very happy.

What's changed in the last 12 years, and how do I determine which hitch is best for my needs this time around?

[Hannibal]

BarneyS wrote:

Hannibal wrote:

Snip... A WDH is a crutch for not enough truck. Snip...

A 100% incorrect statement! A WD hitch is for restoring the weight lost from the front axle when you drop a trailer tongue on the ball. This happens no matter what the tow vehicle is. If your tow vehicle is very large or the trailer very small, you might not notice the difference but it is still there.
Barney

I guess it depends on who you ask. Other than not having a battery for the break away switch and an incorrect statement about slightly nose down in my opinion, if I were a fan of Keystone RV, this would be a really nice rig.
https://youtu.be/iQwahPcx8tk

[BarneyS]

Hannibal wrote:

Snip... A WDH is a crutch for not enough truck. Snip...

A 100% incorrect statement! A WD hitch is for restoring the weight lost from the front axle when you drop a trailer tongue on the ball. This happens no matter what the tow vehicle is. If your tow vehicle is very large or the trailer very small, you might not notice the difference but it is still there.
Barney

[Hannibal]

deltabravo wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
I don’t believe there is a better hitch available for sway control than the Equalizer 4 point.

There is a better hitch, two in fact.

Hensley Arrow and the ProPride

Here’s another fact. Lol! Cost, weight and ease of hitching and unhitching also factor into the equation. The only reason I use WD at all is to satisfy the rating of the receiver. A WDH is a crutch for not enough truck. The last thing I want is a bigger, heavier, cost prohibitive, aggravating crutch. My goal is a simple ball mount on an adequate truck.

[bikendan]

deltabravo wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
I don’t believe there is a better hitch available for sway control than the Equalizer 4 point.

There is a better hitch, two in fact.

Hensley Arrow and the ProPride

my 4pt Equal-i-zer does just fine and it was 7 1/2 times cheaper.

[deltabravo]

Hannibal wrote:
I don’t believe there is a better hitch available for sway control than the Equalizer 4 point.

There is a better hitch, two in fact.

Hensley Arrow and the ProPride

[wowens79]

I really like my Blue Ox Sway Pro. Seems like the Blue Ox, Equalizer, and Reese DC all get pretty good reviews, and people are happy with them. They all were priced pretty close too.

[Dick_B]

Remember the title to the post was: `Best....'. Our Equal-i-zer has service us well for all the years we have had our rig BUT it is not the `best'.

[nalts]

Dick_B wrote:
But the really best is the Hensley for weight distribution AND anti-sway. The design eliminates sway not just dampens it.

I just looked up the Hensley. Looks like a solid work of engineering. So is the price! :R hahaha!

[kellem]

I've transferred my old Reese DC on it's 3rd trailer, it simply works.

Did have to jump up in weight for trunnion bars.

[MitchF150]

I just got a new Rockwood TT that's some 4' longer and some #2000 heavier.. Still using the same Eaz-Lift WD setup I used with the old Prowler. #1000 bars and the saddles from the prowler transferred to the Rockwood like it was designed for them!

Had to flip the hitch shank from a "drop" to a "rise" because of the higher tongue height of the Rockwood. But, it's still solid towing and have never had any inherent 'sway' to speak of.. Distributes the weight just fine for me and works great.

I'd just hook up the setup you already have and then take it out for a spin. Only you will be able to tell if it's setup right or not. Even all those other fancy WD setups need to be setup correctly to work properly.

Good luck! Mitch

[Flan]

I don’t know if there is a best, but my equalizer took out all the sway I was fighting and made the ride more comfortable as well.

[TurnThePage]

Think I'm going to be trading in my 16 yr old Equal-I-zer for a BlueOX SwayPro this summer or next. It controls sway fine but is getting noisier.

[Dick_B]

But the really best is the Hensley for weight distribution AND anti-sway. The design eliminates sway not just dampens it.

[2_many_2]

Mike134 wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
I think you answered your question. I don’t believe there is a better hitch available for sway control than the Equalizer 4 point.

X2 been very pleased with mine

X3 :B

[Mike134]

Hannibal wrote:
I think you answered your question. I don’t believe there is a better hitch available for sway control than the Equalizer 4 point.

X2 been very pleased with mine