How much does your WDH and sway deterrent weigh?

proxim2020 wrote:
With the Blue Ox there's no real dialing in or fooling around with it because everything is all set and fixed.

The original version of Blue Ox Sway Pro did have an adjustable head but those being sold these days now have a fixed head so yes, there's no "dialing in", no need for head adjustment, and no need for a special torque wrench as that required for adjusting head angle with an Equal-i-zer. The Sway Pro's head bolts are spec'd to be torqued to 257 ft-lbs, 'though any of us who may own a typical workshop torque wrench rated to 250 ft-lbs would find that to work just fine.

The only adjustments are in how many links you use on the bars to transfer weight.

AND initially setting the correct hitch head height.

Most of the parts in the hitch are not serviceable so there's not much you could lose. There's no adjustment bolts, washers, pins, etc. The only part I can see anyone losing is the supplied wrench, which happens often. In that case you can just use a 1" socket to turn the latches. Since the hitch has a lifetime warranty, if a part fails or isn't performing correctly then Blue Ox will send you a replacement. I had an issue with the powder coating on my bars and latches. It was purely a cosmetic issue. Blue Ox FedEx me replacements along with return labels and I had it the next day. They have some of the best service in the industry.

And the BEST part - if you later move to another trailer in a different weight class that requires higher (or lower) rated weight distribution all you have to change are the spring bars, everything else remains the same. Not so with an Equal-i-zer with which the head has to be replaced as well. :(

The Sway Pro may be fairly heavy but IMO it's a more user friendly design than the now dated Equal-i-zer.