sway control requirements
I am trading for a 25 ft mini lite. My tv is a F250 crew cab with a 6.2l gas motor The tongue weight is about 600lb . Will I require a WD hitch and will I require sway control.
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RPreeb wrote:
This is a topic that I'm still back and forth on. I have a 2016 F-150 Super Crew 4x4 with 3.5L Ecoboost V6 and tow package. I have only pulled my JF X213 TT from the dealer to my home so far, but that was 150 miles on the freeway in a 25-30 mph crosswind (in other words a typical eastern Colorado day). It towed effortlessly with no WDH. That doesn't mean that I have no plans to get one, but I want to try a couple of short trips next spring before I make the investment.
Since I was towing with full propane tanks and battery but no water or other gear, it probably wasn't a fair test. Factory spec for tongue weight is 420 lbs, and the LP tanks have already run that up a bit. My truck is only rated for 500 lbs. That's my biggest concern. I think that the actual towing isn't really going to be an issue.
Head to a CAT scale and get an actual tongue weight. A couple of 20 lbs tanks will weigh 74 lbs when full and a single Group 24 battery weighs around 60 lbs. That alone may be enough to put you over your lbs weight carrying rating on the receiver. I'd get the WDH even if it's just a cheap round bar system. There's much better options like ones with integrated sway control. Whatever you do, make sure you have some form of sway control either integrated or external. If you've never experienced true sway, it's no joke and normally doesn't end well.
