WDH with sawy control, best bang for buck?
I am going to replace the Husky I have that works flawlessly with my horse trailer, but not so much with my new TT. Since it is already setup for my HT, it does not like the new trailer, it sits too h...
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I have a Blue Ox and love it. I would say that it's worth its cost, but I understand everyone has their own budgets. I don't have problems with crosswinds. When I do get hit with one, the truck and the trailer mover together. Not many people seem to know how it works, all they know is that it does work.
It has a couple of ways it controls sway. The hitch takes advantage of some clever geometry to combat sway. If you look at the hitch you'll notice that the trunnions point to the ground at a steep fixed angle. This angle causes a caster effect. This is the same effect that causes your trucks tires to want to return to center after turning a corner. The same thing happens with the hitch. This caster effect works through the bars to constantly return the trailer back to center. The bars themselves help return the trailer back to center. The more the trailer moves to one side, the more that bar flexes and the more resistance it provides to that side. This resistance helps bring the trailer back to center.
While there are hitches that are 3x times the cost of my Blue Ox that supposedly perform better, the Blue Ox has performed flawlessly for me. It's clean, quiet, and I don't have to make adjustments. The hitch comes with a lifetime warranty and their customer service is some of the best. It's a decent amount of scratch for hitches like this and the Reese Straight Line, but it may be well worth it.
It has a couple of ways it controls sway. The hitch takes advantage of some clever geometry to combat sway. If you look at the hitch you'll notice that the trunnions point to the ground at a steep fixed angle. This angle causes a caster effect. This is the same effect that causes your trucks tires to want to return to center after turning a corner. The same thing happens with the hitch. This caster effect works through the bars to constantly return the trailer back to center. The bars themselves help return the trailer back to center. The more the trailer moves to one side, the more that bar flexes and the more resistance it provides to that side. This resistance helps bring the trailer back to center.
While there are hitches that are 3x times the cost of my Blue Ox that supposedly perform better, the Blue Ox has performed flawlessly for me. It's clean, quiet, and I don't have to make adjustments. The hitch comes with a lifetime warranty and their customer service is some of the best. It's a decent amount of scratch for hitches like this and the Reese Straight Line, but it may be well worth it.
