New trailer

[bruse001]

My wife and I are looking at travel trailers and think we have found the one we like. We will be towing the trailer with a ram 2500 diesel and the trailer weighs around 6k. I don't see any problems with the truck towing it. The dealer said a sway bar would be needed. This is our first trailer and I'm looking for all advise I can get . I'm sure I'll gave more questions as I'm still reading a lot of post on here.

Thanks,
Brian

[Houston_Remodel]

A little bit of bearing grease and our WDH has quieted down a whole heck of a lot. No longer does it sound like a coffin opening at 120db

[APT]

I highly recommend a WDH with integrated sway control. I agree on the ones with Ron3rd mentioned as generally more satisfied than the basic WDH with friction sway and in the $400-600 price range.

[Huntindog]

bruse001 wrote:
We are looking at the wild wood 26 btss I think was the model. I'm going to check those sway bars out for sure as safety is always a concern. Since this is my first trailer any tips on setting up and what to have ?
Thanks again

Oh Boy. You might as well ask which brand truck to buy.
I will say that ALL of them have strong points, and weak points.
Here is what comes to mind of what I weighed when making my choice.

Dual Cam (AKA) Straight line. Finickey to set up right, often ends up with poor ground clearance, may require repositioning of propane tanks.

EQUALIZER. L brackets tend to loosen requiring periodic tightening.

Standard friction control. (many brands, all the same) The oldest design out there (maybe the first?) Lots of parts to hook up every time you tow. Have to be careful of potential clearance issues when turning sharp going forwards or more likely, backing up.

Hensely/Pro pride. In rare cases has been known to destroy recievers due to what is called the "bump" Can be the most difficult/frustrating to hook up. Very high cost.

These are the major brands and/or types, there are some others that are relative newcomers to the market. There is IMO, not enough out there to comment on at this point.

They will all make some noises. Some will find that objectionable, and prefer one over the other because of it. I just turn the radio up.:B

I only pointed out the negatives. They will all work. I will not go into what I consider the strong points of each. Many others will be along to sing the praises of their favorites and claim that theirs have no negatives.

I have used the standard friction type, with good service and now have the EQUALIZER.

[bruse001]

We are looking at the wild wood 26 btss I think was the model. I'm going to check those sway bars out for sure as safety is always a concern. Since this is my first trailer any tips on setting up and what to have ?
Thanks again

[TucsonJim]

There aren't many things more frightening than getting into an uncontrolled sway situation. Get a sway bar, learn how to PROPERLY adjust it, and use it

[MinnCamper]

Get one and be safe!

[ScottG]

You may or may not absolutely need WDH but it will for certain handle better with it.

[fla-gypsy]

Ron3rd wrote:
Welcome to the forum. What you want is a good weight distributing hitch. Equlaizer, Blue Ox Pro, and Reese Straight Line all have a big following.

My recommendation as well. I am a fan of the Reese SL ( dual cam ) but all are good.

[goducks10]

For that size trailer and truck I'd recommend the http://tweetys.com/andersen-no-sway-weight-distribution-hitch-4-drop-rise-2-ball-4-3-8-frame-bracket...
Very quiet and grease free.

[GaryWT]

Congrats, what trailer are you looking to get. As others said sway and weight distribution, a combo hitch is what I like. I have an equil-I-zer. Good luck.

[azrving]

Try it without it and then decide. My son has the same truck with a long bed and pulls about 6,000 without WDH.

[Ron3rd]

Welcome to the forum. What you want is a good weight distributing hitch. Equlaizer, Blue Ox Pro, and Reese Straight Line all have a big following.

[donn0128]

Sway control is really smart to have.