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Does this hitch actually do weight distribution?

crasster
Explorer II
Explorer II
https://www.amazon.com/Equal-i-zer-Progress-90-00-1000-10K-Hitch/dp/B004TR8M3W/?tag=rvwebnetwork-20

Does this hitch do weight distribution? If so how? It says it does in the title but I always thought on "typical" WD hitches the chains made it happen as they are "pulled up" on the bars.
4 whopping cylinders on Toyota RV's. Talk about great getting good MPG. Also I have a very light foot on the pedal. I followed some MPG advice on Livingpress.com and I now get 22 MPG! Not bad for a home on wheels.
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JIMNLIN
Explorer
Explorer
I have the same type WD hitch but just a different brand. These are a trunnion type hitch. The bars create friction on the L brackets as sway control.
Great WD hitch with sway control for my 10k gvwr car hauler

Mine came with a special pry bar. Go to that hitch mfg web and see how it works.

The bars are very stiff and need to use the tongue jack to raise the trailer and truck to get the bars close enough to muscle them in place.

Lots of you tubes shows how its done.

I find once my trailer is hooked up I back the trucks rear tires up on a ramp. This also raises the bars which eliminates much of the jacking....plus it gives more ground room to use the hitch mfg pry bar.
Or some folks make a hard left turn to get the left bar in place then a hard right turn for that side.
Check out the you tubes and the hitch mfg videos.
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mbopp
Explorer
Explorer
ACZL wrote:
While no expert by any means on WD hitches, I clicked onto the link and looked at the pics on left side of page and would be more concerned as to why the ball on hitch is tilted backwards.

Tilting the ball backwards increases the load on the WD bars, tilting it forward unloads the bars. In my Reese the tilt angle is adjusted with cams.
2017 Grand Design Imagine 2650RK
2019 F250 XLT Supercab
Just DW & me......

crasster
Explorer II
Explorer II
Lynnmor wrote:
Yes, it does the same thing. You just pry up on the bars rather than toggle the chain up.


I'm decently stout enough, but is "prying" tough to do? Is there a tool for it or ?

Thanks!
4 whopping cylinders on Toyota RV's. Talk about great getting good MPG. Also I have a very light foot on the pedal. I followed some MPG advice on Livingpress.com and I now get 22 MPG! Not bad for a home on wheels.

ACZL
Explorer
Explorer
While no expert by any means on WD hitches, I clicked onto the link and looked at the pics on left side of page and would be more concerned as to why the ball on hitch is tilted backwards.
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2018 Big Country 3560 SS
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Lynnmor
Explorer
Explorer
Yes, it does the same thing. You just pry up on the bars rather than toggle the chain up.