Weight Distributing Hitches

TriciaR1970 wrote:
We upgraded from a 24 foot travel trailer to a 33 foot travel trailer this summer. We are towing with a Ford F150 with Eco Boost engine. The truck is rated to tow up to 9600 and our TT is 6500 so we are good on weight. We moved our weight distributing hitch from the 24' to the 33', it is just a basic hitch with chains to distribute weight and a swaybar controller on the right side.

I am not a super experienced driver and so definitely take it easy, we started with a few short local trips this summer and the truck tows it easily but I find in windy weather or at highway speeds I feel more movement than I'm comfortable with.

I am considering upgrading to an Equil-i-zer Hitch and wondering what experience everyone has and what types of sway control you are using. They are an expense and I want to make the right choice as there are several different types.

This is the one that was recommended by a friend and what we are considering:
Equil-i-zer Hitch @ Hitchsourcehttp://www.hitchsource.com/equalizer-hitch-and-shank-12000lbs-p-27361.html

I have to chime in here. We had an F150 crew cab eco boost and a 7000 lb 27 ft trailer with the Equalizer hitch. The problem was not the towing capacity of the truck. It is the payload capacity. Our F150 had a 1200 lb payload to get to mgwr. The 7000 lb (loaded) trailer has a hitch weight of about 900 lbs. Subtract that from the capacity and you are left with 300 lbs. Subtract your weight and passengers plus gas, and stuff and you will almost certainly exceed your mgwr. I know cause we realized that after successfully towing this summer with the F150. So, while it worked for us, we felt exceeding gross weight is just unsafe. So, we bit the bullet (and it was a big bullet since the F150 was 2013 only 6 months old) and bought an F350 diesel). I'm glad we did it.

I strongly suggest you NOT tow that big trailer with the F150.