dodge guy wrote:
I doubt you’ll even need a WD hitch with a small 18ft trailer!
Silvergray, I never really figured out what you were asking about. There are two, actually three, choices here and as people post it gets confusing.
1. A weight distributing hitch. I might agree that with you proposed set up this might not be needed.
2. A simple add on sway bar. They are very light and easy to add I understand. This might be the way to go.
3. A combined weight distributing and sway controlled hitch which most of us are using. Depending on the type/brand the "bars" can be quite heavy to move around not to mention the very heavy hitch head.
It is my belief that everyone should have some sort of sway control. If you have a big strong truck you might not have to have WD but sway can happen to any on the ball trailer. It is more a function of the trailer than it is the truck. Give that some thought.