HITCH BATTLE 2021 /// Testing 6 Different Weight Distribution/Anti-Sway Hitches for 100's of Miles
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Weigh Safe has shifted their discount to 10%... while unfortunate it still saves you around $100 on a WDH!!
Can't even imagine how much time and effort went into producing this wealth of information. Very well done sir.
Thanks! Hopefully it was helpful.
Agreed. Thank you for the time and effort for this content
Hear here!
Do the test with a 1/2 ton. That would exaserbate the differences, and really tell you which hitch, if any, are actually good.
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! I wish I had the words to express how much I appreciate your extraordinary efforts on behalf of the RV community. I’ve been watching and waiting since you announced the hitch battle. You exceeded all expectations! Thank you for your professionalism and generosity of time. You have made me a more informed consumer.
Love hearing this… appreciate everyone for having patience with me!
No kidding! I just got through the intro, and I'm thinking man! This guy has done an incredible job of evaluating these presented!
Thanks. I'm going with the Equalizer.
Great review on all these hitches. I happen to own the ProPride 3P hitch and purchased after using an Equalizer E4. There really is no comparison with how the 3P projects the pivot point and eliminates the sway versus a friction hitch that attempts to control sway. The cost did give me pause but my wife lived through a sway accident as a child and the peace of mind was worth it to us. We have since traded our F150 in for an F350 and still tow a 7500 lb Grand Design travel trailer with the 3P. The weight distribution isn't as big a factor now but we enjoy the locked in tracking of the trailer behind the truck secure in the knowledge sway is eliminated. The hitch also keeps everything safe in an emergency avoidance situation.
Only input i have is on the Curt. I have had mine for a little more than a year now and both my L brackets for the frame and the diamond shaped angle adjustment pieces are bent and what i consider no longer safe. So yes the thin metal has proved to be an issue at least for me. Great review helps me choose its replacement!
I have used the Blue Ox, Curt and EQ 4 point. The EZ was my favorite by far. its a little noisy but its a dream down the road.
Just did a 7,200 mile trip with our travel trailer using the weigh safe hitch, hitch did need some adjusting from time to time, amazing hitch and well worth the money
Like everyone else on here I truly appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into this video, I googled and read reviews for many hours and ended up on the Reese steadi flex but after watching this it might be time for a new hitch as I keep having to change out the brake pads on my Reese system
To sum it up. Pro pride is the best. Is it worth the cost? Absolutely no way in hell.
It was to us. I have $100k invested in the the truck and trailer. $3500 for a hitch that eliminates all sway and keeps the trailer rock solid and straight in line with the truck during emergency avoidance maneuvers doesn't seem all that out of line with the overall value of the rig. Everyone's mileage will vary.
@@fedguy9182 I don’t know what you have/drive. I have a 2018 Duramax. I tow a 34tsb Cougar. A very heavy and long TT. Around 10k at 37.5 ft. Very tongue heavy. I use a equalizer and have zero sway. I just can’t see or justify spending that kind of money on a problem I don’t have with the right truck.
@@scz718645 I understand what you are saying. I bought the 3P hitch when I was bumping the limit of my F150 pulling my 7500 lb TT. I have since traded the 150 for an F 350SRW truck. I don’t need the hitch either for WD but continue to use it and it does provide that extra layer of safety even with the bigger truck. My wife was in a sway accident as a kid so she feels much more comfortable having it. I probably wouldn’t have bought it if I had the bigger truck at the start.
I've got the equalizer (made here in Provo Utah 😁) and the nylon spacers do quiet it a ton. There seems to me not to mess with the ability to control sway with my small trailer and the two trucks I've used it with. They should include them in the price of the hitch (which was $499 at my dealership)
Excellent review 👍
After watching two of your videos on this subject, I subscribed. I had done some research and liked the Weigh Safe independently and after your video, will likely select that WDH for my near future rig. The $3600 price tag for the Pro Pride is crazy, but it's almost a different product in a way, but at that price with a near equal at a fraction of the cost, it's hard to pass on Weigh Safe and when there are other options, I don't buy Chinesium products.
That must have taken a lot of thought and effort learning how to use each distribution hitch and giving an honest review of each.
Thanks for the video. We'll done!!!
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I ordered my Airstream and as you know, Airstream recommends Blue Ox sway pro over the TrackPro which is crazy. Blue Ox says the Sway pro is their Premium and has more Sway Control than the Track PRO! They also say use the 1000 pound bars. What pound bars were you using? I am wondering if that had something to do with it how your Sway pro performed because 550pounds is standard with thoughts if you did not order the bar separate. Blue Ox also said the TrackPro doesn’t do as well is the rain because rain reduces the Friction on the bars…. Now I’m really confused! 😂
1000lb bars. I'll assume Airstream hasn't tested many hitches for their units. The Blue Ox looks cool and they're a great company... they just don't build a great hitch... for my needs.
Many people I talk to love the Blue Ox just not this guy.
Hey Cory … Excellent review ! I’m running the Curt this year, and put about 9000 kilometres (5600 miles) on it this year, mostly in the mountains with considerable wind fluctuations. Sway was almost non existent with the exception of high gusts. I pull a 7000 lb trailer with a 4 wheel drive half ton. Insofar as noise, keep it greased, and use dry spray grease on the saddles, and it will be as quiet as any others. There is a little porpoising, but nothing of concern. My only wish would be heavier saddles. Thanks again!
Great video and analysis. We went with the Sway Pro and have no issues. Super tight tension bar setting, height just right. No continuous tweaking or adjusting. No worries in wet weather like friction based systems. Quiet. Works great on my 2016 F150 FX4 Lariat w/ hd tow package and ecoboost v6. Love it. Love your channel too!!! Thx for all the hard work and time you put into these.
Great video. Been waiting all summer for these results. I have the Blue Ox Sway Pro with 4 seasons in, towing our Winnebago 27BHSS with an F-150 eco boost (18050 mile total). Upgrading to an F-250 with the 7.3l gas engine; build scheduled to complete this week (your truck videos helped me significantly in deciding to upgrade). May want to upgrade my hitch also before we increase our travel when my wife retires next June. Thank you for your great effort in making your videos. One thing you might want to include is whether you can drop your tailgate when hitched. You mentioned it with the Blue Ox hitches but I did not catch it for the other 4. Most of us would love to have a great performing hitch that also allows access to your bed easily when hitched up. Thanks again.
FYI. The cotter pins can be easily pushed into the loop you put your finger through. That way they will never accidentally come off. Great great video. The last two years I have the Equalizer hitch. I tow a 7,700lb TT with a 2017 Ford Expedition XLT EL. Overall the hitch has been awesome. Obviously I would be better off with a 3/4-1 ton truck. We love an hour outside of Chicago. We tow our trailer to eastern Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Wyoming, Colorado and a ton of weekend getaways. The hitch just works great. I keep the pivots lubed, I check torque on the pivot bolts since that is a big part of the anti sway. Sometimes I put a little lube on the bars. I just got a set of the inserts. When spring rolls around I will see how those work. I would imagine there would be nonnegative impact. Soooo. Great video. Throughly enjoyed it.
Thanks for taking the time to help a lot of people out. I had already purchased the weigh safe and glad I did. So far it has been great. Great job and thanks again.
Does the Waysafe Truto allow your tailgate to be let down all the way? Thanks for such a great video!
Yes.
10 hitch video will drop this evening
Great review! I do have a question- what pound bars were the Blue Ox hitches rated at and on the Sway Pro, what chain link did you have it on? I have the sway pro and had the porpoising you described until I put a massive bend in the bars, after speaking with the techs at Blue Ox, they advised me to bend them like a bow as that is how the spring steel works, if you don’t put enough tension, they don’t work and you have all those issues. Once I moved mine to the 8th link (only 3 links visible under the saddle when hitched) all sway, bouncing, etc was eliminated. I was also advised that it is key to buy a hitch where your tongue weight is in the middle of the rating, if your tongue weight is at the top of why the bar is rated for, they won’t work properly.
So should I get the ox pro 2000 if the hitch weight is 972?
@@gregpelfrey5303 if your loaded tongue weight is under 1000 lb, hey the 1000, if it is over, get the 1500. My new trailer has a tongue weight close to 1500 lbs and the 1500lb bars still work well. Per blue ox, as long as the bars will still distribute the weight, you are good.
I am with Jared! The dealer had me use the 6th chain to keep the entire new rig level but after adding stuff to camp I was advised to move the the 8th ring and that has worked great. I also ordered high ( instead of using OxPro 1000 went with the 1500) and have had minimal issues with sway and porpoise. Also, the hitch seems to be very forgiving in unequal ground, backing up with minimal noise. I tow a 23’ Jayco JayFeather with a Jeep Gladiator
@@michaelshupe6556 I’m on my second trailer with the same 1500 Sway Pro and it still works great! Trailer tracks straight and true with no bounce or porpoiseing. I would venture to bet that 90% of the people that have complaints with this hitch, have it set up wrong and don’t put enough bend in the bars.
I also like the option of adding/reducing links on my trailer as the load changes without any changes of washers/angles, etc. That allows for some “on the fly” flexibility. Thank you for the information!
Awesome video! I think this is the best comparison video out there. Personally, I would have awarded the win to the Weigh Safe. The reason being is I think your points on Cost was skewed. If the Propride runs $3600, then each point on your scale should be $360. This would put the Weigh Safe at a score of 7. Total points would then be 33. You have to admit that the price difference is huge between the Propride and all the other hitches. I think this warrants a greater difference on the cost scale than just a few points. Thanks for your excellent work on this video. 👍
You make a good point... but the ProPride is the only hitch that eliminates ALL sway. It's on its own level in that regard. Obviously the price is on another planet as well... haha. I would personally choose a Weigh Safe based on MY budget but for some folks $3500 is a drop in the bucket. Both are GREAT hitches.
The thing that would concern me about the ProPride would be if you took your trailer to a non improved camp spot. Typically at those sites your truck and trailer can get pretty twisted to each other making it difficult to even get my Equlizer hitch unhooked/hooked. Would it even be possible to use the ProPride in these situations? Sounds like everything needs to be lined up perfectly to get hitched up.
Your concerns are valid. We wouldn’t dare take our rig too far off course because of its length anyway. It’s just not designed to go off-roading much at all. If I were off pavement a ton I’d likely go with another hitch.
The other option for those cases is to get the lot bar which allows the trailer to be moved with a normal ball. You can then move it just enough that you are on level ground and hook up normally.
I actually run the Hensley Arrow on mine and would not hesitate to get another one, it's a lot like the pro ride.
I love our ProPride, we pull a 32 ft bunkhouse with an Expedition EL, zero sway period. My only complaint is that to hook up, it really likes the truck and trailer to be as straight as possible. The bars swing under the jack at a big enough angle so certain "nose to tail" camp grounds can be really difficult if you need to back in with a large angle between the truck and trailer.
I can second that about the Weigh Safe True Tow. Was thinking of getting the Propride but glad I got this instead. I've been using it now for 3 months and maybe 1500-2000 miles and it works great. No more sway very little noise and weight distribution was spot on the first try. Thing is built like a tank and very heavy, should last for a long time. Using it on a 2020 Ram 1500 and a 2021 Grand Design 2600RB.
Did you use anything else to compare? I have the same truck and trailer.
I had a Weigh Safe True Tow and ended up breaking the adjustment screw (It is rated much higher than it can really handle) aside from the broken (galled then snapped) adjustment screw all of the hydraulic oil leaked out causing the gauge to stop working. I also didn't like only being able to use it with an app, okay when you have cell service for the phone, but I liked being to set things up when off grid too.
This video is making me stop and think everything I've thought i knew about sway and brake control. I started out years ago with the combo sway and brake control EZ set up. On what i had with a smaller set up. It worked fine. Just noisy. And to grease the noisey parts, is counter innovative.your taking the sway control away. They work on friction. Years later i purchased a larger trailer. I lost a lot of the sway with a larger trailer. I Almost had a jack knife on a highway passing a slower truck.
I went out and purchased a cheap husky with a brake, that i can control. Granted i can't back up with it . Or increase or decrease on the fly. But , im confident my toy haulers is going to stay behind me. I'm not sure what to think after watching this video? Except im going with what works for me.
Don’t overthink it. If you like what you have roll with it.
I have the ProPride. The way I justified the expense is that if someone would offer me a “warranty” that my trailer (a Lance, $45K) will never sway and risk to roll, I would probably consider to purchase it. So, this is that insurance…
Have you considered the Fastway e2 round bar hitch system? The owner of Fastway was a former Equalizer designer/engineer, and left Equalizer to start Fastway.
I've been using the e2 for 4 years, and towing a 6200# trailer with a 1500 truck, never experienced sway or porpoising. Perfect weight distribution, and a very comfortable ride, and able to back up on uneven ground with the bars attached.
I'm in the process, today, of setting up the hitch with my new '22 Chevy 2500HD, and with the heavier tow vehicle, much taller, I'm reviewing the instructions again. But I'm positive that the new combination will be even better than using the 1500 pickup, once I get my new height worked out.
The Fastway e2 is also made in the USA, in Provo, Utah... same city that Equalizer is made.
Great review 👍🇺🇸
I went the same path as you. Started with a Blue Ox Sway Pro. Was reasonably happy with the sway pro, once I learned how to manage the chains without getting whipped by them. Until a trip earlier this year where we were in heavy, heavy traffic, construction and all at highway speeds or higher. Got knocked around pretty good, and it was at that point started looking elsewhere. After a ton of research, settled on the Pro Pride. After a couple of trips of about 500 miles each, OMG. The Pro Pride is like having your trailer welded to you. Solid as a rock. Yes hitching and unhitching is a learning experience, but once you get it, it becomes very easy. A lot of money yes, would I spend it again yes. There's nothing like it. Thanks for the great video, and all the hard work.
Very informative. We ha e a fifth wheel now but used the recurve 3 and equalizer with pull campers. Equalizer was the better of those. Thanks for sharing. Now have fun selling off the hitches.
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Great video and review. Appreciate the time and effort that went into it. I have the Equalizer as at the time it just seemed to be the best compromise of price and performance (plus being made in the USA 🇺🇲). I do like the ProPride but couldn't justify the cost. In addition to the nylon spacers, making sure the surfaces where the bar "sockets" pivot in the hitch head are greased periodically also helps quiet it down quite a bit.
At what trailer weight do you need to have a WD hitch? when beyond the trucks recommended tow weight or is it trailer length?
Generally trucks will give specific information on that subject in your owners manual. The receiver generally has two ratings. One rating is without a WDH and the other rating is WITH a WDH.
I’ve been waiting for this. I’ve had my eye on the weight safe for months. You just helped me make up my mind. Thanks for putting in the time and effort on this.
Glad it was helpful!!
Great video, I was waiting for this one. But I couldn't wait till the end of summer for your review results so I ended up buying the Weigh-safe True Tow hitch and it was a major upgrade from my Husky round bar style hitch. Overall, I am very happy with the purchase, except for one problem, the gauge on my hitch broke and leaked liquid. I hope the warranty covers it, but it's one thing to keep in mind before purchasing this hitch. Sometimes more features can = more failure possibilities.
They should cover you. Supply chain mess May delay them a bit (they’re a smaller outfit vs the others) but I’d be confident you’ll be taken care of.
had same problem. Couldnt get darn thing appart to exchange gauge so they sent me the whole thing the gauge sits in. No ? asked. great company to deal with. Said they had a bad batch of gauges.
Great video. I watched many videos and bought a Hensley (same as ProPride basically). Pulls great, wind not a problem. Unhooking is a big problem. If either of the tow vehicle axles is not the same as the trailer it's very difficult to hook up. Works great on flat driveways and parking lots but not where the full length of the truck and trailer are not on a flat surface. For us only works on flat pull through campsites. Gonna sell it.
I was wondering about that, theres no way to turn the hitch counter clockwise ir clockwise a hair to adjust for that situation?
I just bought the Weigh Safe hitch in part due to your great review/test/comparison. Thank you for helping make it easy to understand the differences and assess the pros/cons.
Great job! This video will get many, many views and hopefully send some subscribers your way! P3 💪🏻
Curious. I didn’t hear you mention anything about the drop on the hitch. Do any of them come with a longer drop?
most all of these brands offer multiple drop/rise options
I have a Reese Dual Cam. Works great. ProPride I watched two owners trying to hook up. OMG placing a truck at a 32nd of an inch and still would not go in.
Thanks for doing this. Replacing our trailer and upgrading the hitch when we get it. Liked that it was a user review not a product promo review.
I've been pulling with an Equalizer for quite a while. We have both a 10K and a 14K unit. The 14K has had the workout, being in use over 5 years. The truck is a F-350 DRW 7.3L and the trailer is a 34' Continental Cargo extra height race trailer that weighs 13,900. That rig has run a lot of miles over some damn ruff roads in Tx, NM and OK. We're in west Texas so if you want some 15~25 MPH wind and 80 MPH semis passing to test with, come on. On your note on "0.5 off for the little clip" - that clip doesn't do anything but retain the bar pin while you are setting up the hitch. Once under load, that pin can't move. So the clip is under zero strain. In my experience, they don't pop off or get lost - still have the original clips for both hitches. If anything, sometimes you can push them in too far then you have to fumble them around to line the straight side up with the hole to remove. Just my opinion, you don't need any more fancy retention for that part of the hitch. The 10K hitch runs with an F-150 and a 5800 lb 25' Keystone RV that has a "high sail" thanks to the front bedroom. The first run with that was to NM and back - my observation is that any "sway" was mostly the tail end of the trailer wagging as the nose tracked well with the truck. Seems like that is just the nature of this particular trailer, maybe because it's pretty light weight. That is the wife's tow rig and she has no problems with it. The downside of the Equalizer is they are heavy as all get out and humping the bars on the brackets. You can reduce that effort by latching the ball and then raising the tongue up to lift the bars. Noise - I don't care if it squeaks. However, lubing the bar sockets as recommended helps reduce any noise on the head. Metal on metal bars at the brackets just is what it is. I will be looking at your Andersen hitch review to see if that's a better fit for the F-150 - wife has trouble with that dang heavy Equalizer hitch head. Thanks for this review, excellent.
Great Job on the hitch battle series! As a Propride 3p owner I am confident you will lessen the porpassing if you lower your V2 jacks just a little. I honestly think you are over weight distributing.
I second this! Once I dialed in the jacks I haven't had any bouncing.
I have the curt trutrac for 6 years and I have a 38’ 9500lbs travel trailer. I only had one issue. It was a metal failure, luckily I was almost home. All that failed was the nut with the barring runs on broke. I call curt. I sent pictures and in two days I had a replacement head. No issues.
Very good customer service with all of these hitches really.
Made in China. DONT buy China Tires. If you do get two spares.
My weigh safe (middle weight version) came with the loop around pins for securing the bars to the head, like you suggested they use.
Hello, very good review! Do you have any information on the Reece Strait Line hitch?
Thank you!
I have reached out to Reese a few times. No response.
Most impressed by the performance of that plastic folding table handling the weight of all those hitches...Lol
Haha!! Costco baby!
I used the Blue Ox Sway Pro for a couple of years and then bought a 5th wheel. I'm planning on going back to a tow-behind (an Imagine 2670MK) and wanted to check out hitches. Like your experience, the Blue Ox Sway Pro bound up a lot and was annoying in that respect--despite the binding, I never experienced any situation where I felt the chains or bars would break bones. Actually, the thing I hated most was trying to remove the bars when it was really cold...I could NOT get those buttons to pull up in order to slide the bars out of the hitch (fingers too cold and cold metal--just don't mix). I just kept a flat head screwdriver handy during cold weather to pop it up. lol But I always felt the sway control was outstanding (only having previous experience with the crappy little friction one that you have to disconnect before backing up--lol). One performance issue for me is whether or not I can put the tailgate down. It was never a problem with the Blue Ox--one other reason I liked it. I'm interested in the Weigh Safe and the Equalizer. Can you tell me whether or not you were still able to put the tailgate down when hooked up with both of those? (Backing up is a HUGE concern too, but you mentioned that all of the hitches reviewed in the video do not need to be unhooked to back up.) Thank you for your great videos!
The Weigh Safe allows for tailgate use. The Equalizer was about a 1/4 inch short.
Question. Do you turn off the electronic trailer sway control on the F250?
No, tow mode and go
First... never done that before
Nice work!!
Congrats to Sean and his team in building the winner.
Sean and Brent are great to work with… and so was everyone else we encountered from the other manufacturers. All easy going and willing to participate.
@@SeanWoodruff I agree. I've had mine since 2011 and love it. Very good review of hitches for sure. It's been a long year waiting for the results.
Great and honest review on the hitches! I ended up going with the Curt TruTrack for my WD set up and look forward to seeing how it performs!
Great video! I really appreciate all the effort and thought you put into this. I ended up going with the equalizer hitch and it seems to be doing great.
I have a question can you get anti-sway bar for a 2 inch ball receiver?
Equal-i-zer may have that option. You would have to go to their site and build it if so.
What are your thoughts on the Husky centerline TS and FS
I haven’t used them. We reached out to them a few times but we were ignored.
Is the equal-i-zer the same as the E2? It looks like there are 2 links to 2 different sites for the same hitch?
No, the E2 is different than the original Equalizer. Both are Fastway products I believe. You get a discount on either so it’s a win-win. Haha.
I have been watching a few of your videos and I must stay a HUGE Thank you! This video was the best of all of them and the side by side comparison of basically ALL the WD hitches I have been looking at was perfect! I will say that I have changed my mind and am going with the Weigh Safe based 100% on this trial and I am going to use your promo code you gave in the Weigh Safe video you did earlier in the year ( wanderingweekends) . Thank you again!
Great choice! Appreciate you watching and enjoy that discount!!!
Just picked up a 2021 imagine 2600rb the dealer gave me the blue ox sway pro now I want to replace it.
Fantastic review! 100% on Equalizer prices. They're too high and all over. I found mine new in the box on FB marketplace for under $300 so that worked out great. They are loud so we got the plastic pads. They claim the friction is NOT reduced. We noticed no performance reduction either. And for those pins you didn't like on it they sell the wire bail one piece pins. Again, drives their cost up but it's worth it for E4 owners. I do wish the WeighSafe was available when I needed a hitch. Your vid has me wishing we had that even though we love our E4. Great stuff! Alot of work to make the series but it's a gold mine for people looking to buy.
Don't feel bad. I used the equalizer for years and then tried the weigh-safe when it came out. The oil leaked out of mine under full loads (less then the rating on the hitch) and my adjustment screw broke trying to adjust the hitch for the full loads (within their weight ratings). After the oil leaked out I couldn't adjust it because the gauge has to be working right in order to connect your trailer safely. I went back to the Equalizer happily and have had no problems just like before. It may be dumb steel but it works no matter what. Just because something is newer doesn't mean it does something better.
@@davidlong1527 that makes me feel better about choosing the E4
Surge protector is a dead link. Dec 8 2022
Thanks! Here is what I am currently using… www.amazon.com/dp/B015Y9MX38/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_1C1KW8QA8D960995MS72?linkCode=ml2&tag=wanderingweek-20
Id love to see the shocker vs the GenY torsion vs the weigh safe. great video explaining the differences.
Great video. Viewers should know that the ProPride is nearly identical to the Hensley Hitch and comparable in price and performance. Both are based on Jim Hensley's patent. I have a 20 year old Hensley Arrow on my 28' Avion and can attest that it eliminates sway. Last summer I was driving on the skyway around Chicago when the wind was gusting up to 70MPH and I barely felt it. I didn't realize how strong the wind was until I watched the evening news. Also, you should consider the resale value of the hitches in your evaluation. Both the ProPride and Hensley hold their value extremely well and you will not find very many used ones on the market. Another consideration is the ProPride and Hensley add about 12" in length which makes it easy open the tailgate.
I did a nationwide search for a used ProPride or Hensley and there are very few available. Most need paint jobs but the average price range is $1,200 to $1,800. Hensley sells refurbished hitches when they can get them and prices start at $2,500. Also, the wind I experiences was only 40 to 50+ MPH and not 70 MPH. Nevertheless, I barely felt it.
" Non-thunderstorm winds gusted to 40 to 50+ mph, especially along and north of the I-80 corridor on the night of October 24 into the morning of October 25. These caused spotty tree and wire damage and power outages. The winds also built high waves on Lake Michigan, resulting in minor flooding along the immediate lakeshore." (10/24/21)
So dumb question...but... is the hitch weight calculated to contribute to: ball weight?, gvm?/curb weight? Or trailer weight?
(Thanks so much, to be able to sumarize all these products took a lot of time and effort, really appreciate it!. As an Aussie, I have not seen this range of brands which is sad as I really like USA parts, especially automotive parts. Its mostly 'Hayman Reece' an Australian brand which i believe are very good and cheap chinese ebay gear, your brands are probably here, but they are not easy to find).
Hitch weight is important when calculating payload. (GVWR) Since the hitch is adding to the trucks weight.
So I just got a 34FT toy hauler that has a GVWR of 11,000 pounds and a dry weight around 8,000 pounds, my tow vehicle is a 2019 Chevrolet 3500 4X4 single rear wheel diesel truck. With a GVWR of 11,500 pounds. I have a husky with a max weight around 15,000 pounds with 1,000 pound max weight on the torsion bars. I need to figure out how I can put more weight on my front steer axle. How do I do that? Do I add washers or take them out on the hitch head for the angle or pitch. I got the hitch used with the trailer so I didn’t get any instructions. I have over 1 million miles driving semi trucks but I know nothing about the weight distribution hitch’s. I do know the truck feels a lot better with the weight distribution hitch then with out it when I’m pulling it on the highway. It just feels light in the front axle. I don’t even know even if I could move more weight to the front axle or not.
just to be sure: are all bars having the same force rating? I hear talk about 'short bar' and 'thin bar', but the FORCE should always be SAME.
The blue ox (with chains) looks exactly like the cheapest Chinese ones on ebay (I just ordered one as I am a cheap charlie), its just a guess that that's what they are, just branded with the blue ox name.
Interesting... could you send a link to that hitch? wanderingwknds@gmail.com
A very minor plus for the ProPride. You can open the tailgate while hooked up!
I bought my 1st TT 2020 and the dealer set me up with the Blue Ox Pro. So far we have driven 18K miles with it. I have to disagree with you on "not sure if the pins are engaged. When placing the bars in they snap into place and you give them a tug and you know there in correct. When rotating them to set the chain there is a distinct click and you just give it a little wiggle and you know it is in. I will say the first 3K miles I did get a lot of big rig truck suck, white knuckled driving but after doing so research on You Tube and blogs found out the dealer set it up wrong, with adjusting the chair length the truck suck is practically gone, only on a rare occasion do I feel it, I can drive one handed and drink coffee. Only once did I get the purposing driving over a bridge and the expansion joints started it, I slowed down and it went away. Maybe if I knew more about WDH I would have pick something else. I enjoy your video's
I just looked the ProPride hitch, there asking $3,555.00. I could never pay that for a hitch just to pull the trailer in the summer on camping trips. Maybe if I did RV ing full time and traveling all the time with it.
First, awesome video. I would be curious how the first 5 would be rated if you were to just add a simple friction sway brake. One of the ones that just mounts between a small ball next to the main ball and the frame of the trailer to add extra sway resistance.
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Thank you! I was planning to buying A new hitch to improve sway on my rv. I started watching your vidio and I for sure would have bought the wrong one.
Great review! Curious if the bars on the Weigh Safe make a lot of noise when turning or correcting sway?
Yes they make some noise when slowly turning. Many of them do. Let’s me know it’s working. The TR3 from EAZLIFT is silent and performs pretty well if noise is a big concern.
@@WanderingWeekends Thanks for responding. A little noise is fine. I had a Husky CentrLine that was ridiculously loud and drove my co pilot so crazy to the point where I had to replace it. It was a pretty good hitch performance wise. I then tried another straight bar system and Like the Centerline I was struggling to get the bars in place when I had to put them on and off . I know I had to lift the jack up to make it easier but nothing worked ( possibly because of my tow vehicle 2019 Nissan Armada ) even with the Jack all the way up. Move forward to now and I currently have the Blue Ox sway pro and needless to say I'm not happy with the performance. Its by far the easiest that ive had to install the stabilizer bars for towing. Its not even the sway ( I've learned to control it ) I'm concerned with so much as the porpoising. So now I just need a hitch for my 2019 Imagine 2600rb that controls sway and porpoising, is easy to take on and off and is made well. For whatever its worth I did install 4 SUMOSPRINGS on the Imagine and it has helped some but not enough. I hesitate because the 3P is $3695!!! For me, for that much money, I need to have an engine of some kind in it!!! LOL I do appreciate your input. Thanks
Good video. I loved my Equalizer and was also worried about loosing those bar pins, but I just remember to keep them together with the bars and stored on the tongue behind the tanks. Now I’m interested in the Weigh Safe hitch now if we get another TT. Thanks again,
Win-win between the 2… WS takes it though…
Truly a great video!!!! I was fortunate to find a never used secondhand Equal-i-zer as seen here for $250 and I needed a longer shank I found amazon used $85 equalizer brand as well as an equalizer ball for $30 totaling $365. There’s deals out there for what your looking for. Even secondhand pro pride and Hensley setups. I use the silent pads but I also tow a 8k lb Airstream with a 10k lb Dually so it’s not going to effect it enough to worry about. Had the Husky it’s a great hitch too and I would’ve gone with that if not for the great deal I got. Also my tailgate opens!!!!! I love that.
3500 for a hitch, I want ProPride 3P. to send me one to try out for a few years to do a review.
better get busy with that RUclips channel :-)
Those danged little pins. I replaced mine with suitcase padlocks. I've been running the Equal-I-zer for 17 years. The sound can be horrendous. Otherwise it's bulletproof.
Can you hitch and unhitch that propride at almost right angles? Or do you have to be pretty straight on?
Getting tired of the EQ noise, I was looking at those Blue Ox hitches. Thanks for calibrating me.
I have the Hensley, which is the same design as the ProPride. Great video. I have had The Blue Ox Sway Pro, Equalizer and the Curt. The Hensley/ProPride is expensive, but so much safer and stress free to tow with. I wish you would have added video clips of you hooking/unhooking, driving, and installation but still a great video. Thanks for all your hard work!
Thank you for doing this. I archived the video knowing that i would want to watch it later, now that i have a truck and ready... i really appreciate all the research and help you have provided!! THANK YOU!
Glad I could help!
Like you, I didnt care for the delicate Cotter pins on my Equalizer sway bars. The flip pins are readily available and reasonably priced.
I am a Handicapped Older Male, with a Bad right foot, I Travel pulling a 30 ft travel trailer, and like the Anderson Hitch the Best.
It is lighter, and easier to set up, and use.
Which capacity Equal-i-zer were you using? I see you mention 1000 lb bars in another comment but I'm not sure which hitch that is for.
Well done sir!! Excellent comparison and thorough analysis. Each of us will have our own favorites for various reasons. Personally I love my equalizer even though it’s a bit noisy.
I tend to take price out of the equation because I believe you get what you pay for. Great vid.
Want to sell one of those? My Eaz Lift had a failure on my last trip, I’m in the market!
Curt TrueTrack and BlueOx TrackPro are currently for sale $200 for the Curt, $300 for the BlueOx. All proceeds are being donated. Local pickup only. I am near Athens GA
@@WanderingWeekends dang that’s a deal, a little far of a drive for me though! Good video, exactly what I was looking for!!
Thanks for the info. Now we can stop the teeth chatter.
I’ve done a few more since this test. You may want to check them out as well.
I wish i had seen this video before I bought the equalizer, i might have went with the way safe ? Thanks for this info !!!
A decent comparison summary. Thanks for sharing, and the long term effort on this one! I really liked the fact that you took the time to run the hitches for an extended period to get to know and work through their quirks. So much better than first impressions based on a quick install and a quick tow around a known loop. I've run several of these hitches and for the most part agree directionally your ratings. One thing I think would be helpful for others using this as a data point in their purchasing decision is a finer breakdown under the 'performance' top level ranking category. Thinks like noise, antisway, maintenance, storage, setup, connecting etc.. Take Equalizer vs. Curt TruTrack for example. Someone may more highly value noise over sway mitigating capability, but from the comparison chart its not obvious. Just a thought.😉
Man.. Thanks so much. This was very well done. I have never used one of these but I'm looking to purchase. Can you not back up with them installed?
You can back up with all of them. 💪
Why are we greasing the saddle? That's kind of counterintuitive to stopping sway by way of the friction, does it not?????
I never do it.
The Equalizer probably saved my life when I was in a fishtail situation. There trailer was totaled but the truck stayed upright and I came out of the fishtail rather quickly.
Did you upgrade to a 2 1/2 receiver on these hitches or did you use a sleeve?
Sleeve with the Curt and SwayPro… 2.5 shank for the rest.
I doubt I'd have ever bought a ProPride for my Airstream because of the cost. But the guy I bought it from sold the ProPride with it. It's really, really good.
I’ve had the equalizer for 2 yrs now. Just got back from a very windy trip to Fort McAllister and am thinking I might be looking into the pro pride. I never want to have a trip like that again. Thanks for the time you’ve spent on this.
Thank You so much for doing such a great review of the hitches. I'm a newbie doing a great deal of research and the weight distribution hitch was one of the critical areas. I pull a 2 hours bumper pull horse trailer and I use a basic weight distribution hitch there, but this confirmed by thoughts on a particular hitch for our travel trailer when we get it. Great material throughout your channel. Really appreciate the information that you and your family share.
I am new to bring and the use of weight distro and anti sway hitches. What do you mean by porpoising?
Imagine a dolphins movement when swimming… porpoising is when the rear of your truck and front of your trailer move up and down over and over again when you hit bumps, cross bridges, ect.
@@WanderingWeekends thank you, great review of the hitches you had available. Keep the material and info coming.
If you ever want to test the only Zero Tongue Weight hitch give me a call. I own the TrailerToad company. Zero tongue weight on the tow vehicle, even with 2000-lb of tongue weight. Great video!!
Shoot me an email… wanderingwknds@gmail.com
You pointed out the tiny little pin on the Equal-I-zer hitch. I lost a bar at some point on a trip probably because that little pin fell off. Lol it was on a trip to the dealership for repairs on the trailer. I didn’t think about it until I got home, but I should do an under belly inspection for damage.
Just ordered the weigh safe distribution hitch with your discount code. Great videos and Thank you
Discount code still works!
Oh good!! I think both still work. Take that savings and camp some more!!
Thank you for this comparison. I have been investigating the Equalizer 12K and your analysis helps. Too bad Andersen didn't participate but I imagine it's because theirs may not have held up against the others. I bought one last year (replacing the old chain/sway bar setup) and towed my 27' TT around the country for 10K miles. I can't wait to get rid of the Andersen! I would like to add that as a solo senior female Rv'er it would be helpful if you included the actual weight of a system, ie. bars, ball assembly, etc. so I can judge if I will be able to handle the hooking/unhooking on my own. When I "park" I take off hitch until I'm ready to leave again. Thanks again.
Appreciate that. Keep in mind the weight of these units is clearly stated on each manufacturers website.
@@WanderingWeekends Hi, Thank you for your timely response. I understand the weight a particular unit is designed to accommodate us listed but I have been unable to find the weight of individual parts or the total weight of an assembled unit. You used the terms heavy and very heavy but what does that mean? Does each swing bar weigh 5 lbs or 20 lbs, etc? No retailer lists an item's individual weight or a weight for the entirely assembled hitch. Am I going to be able to pick the darn thing up, lol?