travel trailers
Novice - Need to know what size equalizer hitch to buy. the trailer I am buying has a tongue weight of 580 lbs.
Forum Discussion
old guy wrote:
i would consider buying something higher than a 1000 lb hitch, if you by chance buy a bigger TT a few years down the road you only have to buy one hitch.
BAD IDEA. :( It would appear the OP will be running +/- 600 lbs gross tongue weight with this trailer he's interested in so if the 600 / 6,000 lb Equal-i-zer isn't sufficient at most he'd be best to go with the 1,000 / 10,000 lb Equal-i-zer as the next step up is the 1,200 / 12,000 lb version which would be WAY to stiff for a 4500 lb trailer. If upgrading in the future is his concern then he'd be better off with a Blue Ox Sway Pro, with which the only parts needing replacement when moving to a different weight category are the springs bars ... with an Equal-i-zer he'd have to change the head as well, which in turn means he might as well sell it used and buy an entirely new unit.
