Blue Ox Sway Pro vs Husky Center Line

[skripo]

I am familiar with the Hensley Arrow and the ProPride P3 anti-sway systems but decided to opt for the Husky Center Line. I used it for about 3 trips with an admittedly less than ideal setup, a 2013 Ford Explorer LTD, which I have since changed for a 2014 Dodge Durango R/T that I have yet to tow with.

Side bar:

Can we please avoid a debate on the Durango? Have had it on multiple forums and am not keen to reopen it. If you have no information to contribute on the question asked could you please refrain from posting?

My experience with the Explorer was such that I did not know what sway felt like and had to ask on the forums to be sure I did not have it. It looks like the Center Line did it's job perfectly.

That being said it is a bit of a bear to setup and maintain. Mikeinaz told me about the Blue Ox Sway Pro, which seems to eliminate EVERY SINGLE thing I hate about the Husky Center line, such as:

- About 6 different pins and retainers
- Difficult to engage bars that require a lot of leverage and brute force
- Tension bars that slide in a track which make a lot of sudden popping noises. Grease helps but not very much.
- Difficult, if not impossible to put on or remove when not perfectly aligned
- Laborious hitching process
- Generally dirty process because of grease.
- The corrections of the Center Line can make the front end of the vehicle twitch occasionally. This could have been due to the overloaded Explorer that lightened the front end.
- Need for spring spacers as system wears over time
- Multiple adjustment considerations

I am thinking of buying the Blue Ox Sway Pro because it seems to address every issue I have with the Husky Center Line. My only worry is that it is not as 'active' as the Center Line, which may be a good thing if it eliminates that front end twitch when it makes a big correction.

The Husky uses big springs to keep the bars pushing laterally out whereas the Sway pro use the lateral tension difference between the tension bars. They essentially do the same thing by trying to keep equilateral pressure on the bars so that it 'drives' the trailer back into alignment.

My one and only concern is that the Sway Pro uses a passive system that must introduce the corrective action through a flexible chain. This can be an advantage for smoothness but I am concerned that it will not be as effective as the Center Line.

Does anyone have experience with both using the same tow vehicle and trailer? If so can you detail the difference in setup, performance, and driving experience?

Thank you.

[coolbreeze01]

Good call 😉

[rsqem64]

I myself just received my Sway-Pro hitch.
I plan on towing with it this weekend. I'm hoping I enjoy it as much as everyone else that has one

[BurbMan]

Post back on how you like it, I know several folks here on the forum use this hitch and are satisfied with it.

[skripo]

After reading everything I could and speaking to Blue Ox 3 times, I went ahead and ordered the BXW0750 from Amazon.com for $562.99 with free shipping.

At first glance, it looks like any all the other chain based WDHs out there so I didn't understand how it was different. From what I understand now, the angle of the bars is what gives it it's anti-sway properties. As the bar moves further out, the angle of the head puts more pressure on the bars, making them want to return to center.

On the Center Line, they use a spring driven cam but only one is active at a time. I believe the dual bar action and the short chain of the Sway Pro will give me the same anti-sway bar properties.

I probably won't have it installed for 3 weeks or so but don't hold your breath for side by side comparison, I expect the only difference will be faster hitching and a quieter ride.