Jul-20-2018 03:19 PM
Jul-26-2018 06:50 AM
Ralph Cramden wrote:rbpru wrote:
All a WD hitch does is level out the rig, provide better braking and steering on the front of the TV, reduce sway and relieve the weight and wear and tear on the rear suspension.
If you do not care about these improvements or are satisfied with how your rig drives, there is little incentive to invest in a WD hitch.
Personally I prefer the WD hitch for all the above reasons.
A standard WD hitch does nothing to prevent sway, unless it has a built in sway control such as a Blue OX or Equalizer brand and some others, or has it added on sway control such as a friction sway control bar or adding the dual cam option to a standard Reese round bar WD hitch.
A Reese, Husky, Harbor Freight, etc, round or torsion bar WD hitch has no sway control whatsoever.
On these boards people have a bad habit of referring to the spring bars as sway bars, which they are not.
Jul-23-2018 03:10 PM
bid_time wrote:atreis wrote:I sure would be interested in knowing what law you're citing that make these ratings "legally enforceable".
While this is true, there are two limits that ARE legally enforceable: the axle weight rating, and the tire weight rating. Exceeding either of those can land one into hot water, which might be possible given the neighbor's setup. (Especially the tires.)...
Jul-22-2018 06:39 PM
Jul-22-2018 06:23 PM
Jul-22-2018 08:14 AM
Jul-22-2018 07:53 AM
atreis wrote:I sure would be interested in knowing what law you're citing that make these ratings "legally enforceable".
While this is true, there are two limits that ARE legally enforceable: the axle weight rating, and the tire weight rating. Exceeding either of those can land one into hot water, which might be possible given the neighbor's setup. (Especially the tires.)...
Jul-22-2018 07:14 AM
Gdetrailer wrote:GrandpaKip wrote:
He may just be ignorant. How many of us knew about WD systems before getting into towing a camper?
Why don’t you go over and start a discussion? Most everybody loves talking about their campers.
I would suggest that the OP minds their own business rather than potentially start a war that they will never win (angry neighbors, not a good place to be in).
Yes, the OPs neighbor "might" have a problem but it IS THEIR problem.
Jul-22-2018 05:27 AM
Terryallan wrote:
You said it right "Recommended" limits. NOT lawful limits. Since he is not breaking a law. Gross negligence will be hard to prove. As for the warranty. Who is going to tell them.
Remember. The manufacturer weight limits are only there to tell you what the manufacturer will warranty the vehicle to carry / tow with out breaking down.. Nothing legal about them.
Jul-22-2018 03:14 AM
Gdetrailer wrote:
WD has ZERO, NOTHING, NADA to do with "sway".
Jul-21-2018 03:08 PM
SoundGuy wrote:Ralph Cramden wrote:
A standard WD hitch does nothing to prevent sway, unless it has a built in sway control such as a Blue OX or Equalizer brand and some others, or has it added on sway control such as a friction sway control bar or adding the dual cam option to a standard Reese round bar WD hitch.
I'd have to disagree in the sense that a properly sized & adjusted WD system will restore weight back to the TV's front steer axle where it belongs, allowing the TV to operate as it normally would when not hitched to a trailer. A TV that has an excessive amount of weight bearing down the hitch ball, with no WD in play to help restore the TV's balance, will be inherently more prone to allowing the trailer to sway. So yes, in that sense the use of WD does help to prevent sway, just as does properly loading the trailer in the first place and loading it so it has a reasonable amount of gross tongue weight to gross trailer weight, IMO 13% to 14% being just about ideal. I'd be one of those who does use WD but does not use any additional friction sway control because I've taken the time to make sure the WD setup is correct for the trailer I'm towing.
Jul-21-2018 02:52 PM
GrandpaKip wrote:
He may just be ignorant. How many of us knew about WD systems before getting into towing a camper?
Why don’t you go over and start a discussion? Most everybody loves talking about their campers.
Jul-21-2018 12:35 PM
Jul-21-2018 11:55 AM
Ralph Cramden wrote:
A standard WD hitch does nothing to prevent sway, unless it has a built in sway control such as a Blue OX or Equalizer brand and some others, or has it added on sway control such as a friction sway control bar or adding the dual cam option to a standard Reese round bar WD hitch.
Jul-21-2018 10:43 AM
rbpru wrote:
All a WD hitch does is level out the rig, provide better braking and steering on the front of the TV, reduce sway and relieve the weight and wear and tear on the rear suspension.
If you do not care about these improvements or are satisfied with how your rig drives, there is little incentive to invest in a WD hitch.
Personally I prefer the WD hitch for all the above reasons.