Weigh Safe Medium Duty Hitch Update/// Good News and Bad News
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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Right on Cory looking forward to your update thanks 😊
My WeighSafe True Tow is fabulous towing 7800 pound, 30’ trailer with a F150.
They’re tough to beat!
I’ve been looking at this hitch to replace my Equalizer. I tow a 28’ Airstream, 6,300 on the axles, 950 on the hitch. Equalizer has performed very well for 15 years, but I like the ability to fine tune the WD without disassembling the hitch head.
We are stoked to hear that, Ron!
@@randallgodfrey3852do it without delay. Using this hitch allows my tailgate to fully drop. The hitch (the part that connects to truck) comes in two pieces so the weight for hooking up is most manageable. The app is incredibly useful and easy to use. Allows to set up weight distribution perfectly every time. No sway, no porpoising. It’s a little noisy in tight turns, just like an Equilizer, but that’s because it works similarly, only better!
Just purchased mine and the discount code is still working. Thanks!!
Great to hear!
thank you bud ... used promo code wandering weekends and saved 175 bucks ... your a rockstar !!!
Just Pulled the trigger - weekend sale & free lock set. can’t wait to hook it up and GO.
Thanks for sharing this video. I purchased the middle weight with 12,500 bars for our Cougar 22RSB using your discount code.
It does still work -192 for heavy duty hitch and tow hook purchase!!!! Thanks
Gas money in your pocket!!
I will be impatiently waiting for this review. This may be my new hitch pending your approval😂
I really think this thing will do great…
Me too!!
Please review…
I hate jacking the rig up to put the bars on….
I have the Equalizer.
Looking to get the heavy weigh safe…… BUT.. i would still have to jack up to install bars. I hate that.
Would love to have a blue ox type load saddle, with the Weigh safe. With no jacking up. ( yes i know the blue ox is a chain type. I dont want a chain type but i see how easy it it to load up the bars)
Seems like that would be a great engineering upgrade for way safe.
Ok… so till that product is available.
I think I’ve worked out something in the interim..
Im going to order a second set of equalizer Saddles. I’ll place them just behind the regular ones… and drop the L bracket low enough so i can use that as a leverage point for a “longer bar” that will be easier to get the power needed to load the bars without jacking the trailer. Theory.
My reason for all his is that i have to put the bars on AFTER leaving the house,… and take them off before returning to the house because I have a dip in the drove way. ( working on leveling )
Taking off the bars is easy with the Indexing pry bar, but going on is a pain.
Thanks.
Quick update for Jayco owners with the coupler welded to the lower portion of the frame, I was unable to install my mid weight weight true tow hitch. I contacted customer service and was informed that the weigh-safe true tow hitches WILL NOT WORK with Jaco. Sad day for sure. Just wanted to give a heads-up. I was really looking forward to this product. Thanks for your continued advice and expertise, and hopefully, we can find a comparable WDH for our Jayco
It’s my understanding they are working on this issue!
@@WanderingWeekends I will keep my eye out for any updates and fingers crossed! Thanks for the info
Looking forward to the review.
Can you comment if they are quieter than some others when turning? Narrowing it down to this and the R6 recurve
I’m not sure they’re much quieter than most others.
Do you think a weigh safe would be too much hitch for a 5k lb trailer? Towing with Nissan Frontier 2023 Pro4x.
Not with the lighter weight bars.
Thanks for all of your great reviews Cory. I've got a setup very similar to what you had a while back - a 2022 Imagine 2800BH and a 2011 F-250 Lariat. I've also got one of these new medium duty hitches on backorder - Weigh Safe is waiting for more 2.5" drawbars to arrive, hopefully in the next month or so. My decision on Weigh Safe vs. Equalizer was swayed (no pun intended) by your reviews.
I do have a question for you if you don't mind - when you had my setup, do you recall how much rise you needed in the drawbar to keep the truck and trailer level?
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Jim
P.S. I was going to use your WanderingWeekends code to get 15% off, but Weigh Safe actually ran a promotion before Christmas that was good for 20% off.
I don't recall... and I hate I don't remember. Fortunately the app will set you up very easily!
I'm also in the same boat, my trailer pick up is in a month, and I've been on the fence between this and the Equalizer waiting for the test review...
There is one thing you could show with this hitch in the meantime - clearance. You said before that the heavy hitch allowed you to open the truck tailgate. This hitch looks shorter, so that may not be the case. I would like to see both the heavyweight and the midweight shown with BOTH a truck AND an SUV (you may need to find a friend with the latter) and show us how both tailgates and hatches clear or don’t clear a power tongue jack with both hitches.
My tailgate doesn’t clear. Good idea about the SUV!
Not only is it shorter. The bolt that you adjust the weight distribution is the highest point. Will make a nice dent in the tailgate with or without trailer……😢
My tailgate did not clear with my Equalizer hitch, but it DOES clear on the middle weight Weigh Safe. I did not expect that. Ram 1500.
@@coevers1962 I have been in search of this same answer. I have a 2022 Ram 2500 Laramie and don't want to buy the middle weight if the tailgate doesn't open fully. What drop did you get?
@@alaskatsm I have the 4 inch, but actually have it in rise, not drop. I have it with two empty holes. The top of the hitch is about an inch below, it might make contact with something heavy on it,I have not test that, just the normal junk I have back there when towing.
Always enjoy your videos and perspective - thankful. I am going to get the WeighSafe True-Tow. I had watched your videos - liked the comparisons. I had been told my dealer would be putting on a TR3 and after your review I thought it would work on my 2022 Imagine 2600RB 5795 dry and 7850 gross, pulling with a GMC 1500 6.2L (yes, I know, should have been a 3/4). I let the dealer know if it was not the TR3, I would bring the WeighSafe. When I got there it had the Eaz-Lift ReCurve R3 - any comments on that hitch? I had also wondered about the Medium Duty and now know it is a new entry - and was wondering - and will look forward to the wandering review. THANKS!
I haven’t used the R3 so I can’t comment on it. I know the newer TR3 is very good… but not Weigh Safe good. 😊
@@WanderingWeekends Thanks! Morgan at WS recommended the Middle-Weight for the trailer listed above; like its weight at 115# vs 150# for the original - since we already are tight on payload; the ReCurve 3 is 89#. Just wish there was more info on the Middle-Weight.
I was talking with them today and they did not recommend their hitch for use with Jayco trailers. Would you go with Equal i zer or the TR3?
That is a TOUGH call. The TR3 performs a hair better but the Equalizer has a killer warranty. I have a TR3 for sale if you go that route. Are you around Athens GA?
@@WanderingWeekends Charlotte, NC. Is it the 1200/1500 model from the review? I'll have to check on the original Weigh Safe. JD from BTBRV installed one on a Jayco.
I know they’re supposed to be coming out with a version for the Jayco. It hadn’t been released as of a month ago.
Yes
Curious if you will be able to get your hands on and review the new BW weight distribution hitch? Looks like a radical new design with a lot of potential upside. I saw it at the Tampa show.
Definitely speaking with them.
What is the tongue weight on your current 20-footer? We have a 20-footer (Forest River Salem) that has 560 lb weight. Just curious what the range is for that Medium Duty hitch. Always enjoy your posts. Yeah, my TCU guys were out of their league.
It’s right at 500.
Just used your discount code.
Thank you
Gas money!!
I purchased this hitch, but I have not installed it yet. I was hoping it would be lighter then my equalizer but I believe it's a lot heavier. I might end up selling it.
If you’re looking for lightweight this isn’t for you. I want beef in this area.
@@WanderingWeekends What have you heard about backing up with this hitch. I finally got my installed but have not given it a good shake down yet.
The manual says you can back it up, except where there are steep grades. It backed up well for me after I took it to try it this weekend.
Would the heavy duty hitch be ok for a 600lb tongue weight 5000 gvwr trailer? Id go middleweight but my TT is a 2" coupler
Hi Corey, I recently used your discount code to purchase a weigh safe medium. Thanks for that. I am experimenting with the setup and although its somewhat better than the blue ox I was using, I am still a little disappointed. I own a 8324sb Rockwood which is roughly 38 feet and around 10,000 lb with propane and batteries loaded. My tongue weight is 1100 to 1200. with my measurements the DTW IS BETWEEN 2500 and 2800 on the weigh safe app. I still have a little sway and I am wondering what to try next. My ball is just a little under 1 inch higher than the coupler and if I raise it it will be be close to 2 inches higher. I am towing with a 22 ford f250 crew cab. I have always been told that the tongue weight should be roughly 10 to 15 percent, that's around 1500lbs vs. the DTW the app gives me. any suggestions? Love your reviews.
It sounds like you are guessing your weights. Have you ran over a CAT scale? Entering the correct weights is a must. If the weights are correct how level is the unit when hooked up? I usually like to have the unit running about an inch lower in the front than in the back. Definitely don’t want the rear lower. Try these first.
Thanks, I will re-check and go to scales
TONGUE WEIGHT is just over 1100 lbs. 2 inches lower on front hitched with bars installed. DTW is set at 2650 lbs. AS PER APP. CAT scales= 3860 steer axle/ 4140 drive axle/ 8640 trailer axle. TRAILER =9210 dry weight plus 2 x 30 lb propane and 2 x12 volt batteries. Nothing in truck bed, dog and wife in cab. 2022b f250 4x4 crew cab with 7.3 gas. I also want to say its much better than the blue ox ever was, but I would like to maximize the hitches ability. I'm still swaying just a little in interstate traffic at 65 mph. 2650 IS TARGET WEIGHT ON APP WITH 2500 AND 2800 MIN AND MAXIMUM. What would you change? Thanks again
Looking forward to the complete review. See my comment on another below.
Can you tell me what the rating is for that hitch. The maximum weight trailer it can handle.
I can't find it on their website. My trailer is 7000lbs loaded. My tongue weight is 825.
They offer a 8500lb max and a 12500lb max. Spring bar options.
850 hitch max for the 8500
1250 hitch max for the 12500
Are you able to use your tailgate when you are hooked up?
Unfortunately no… 🫤
Have you heard of, or tried "Shocker Hitch" Air Ride Towing Hitches?
Yes! I’ve reached out but they won’t respond 😔
Ok, I installed this hitch this weekend. The manual is missing detail on step 8. I contacted support with my concern. The answer was not great. What have you found is the right process for unhitching? Do you remove the bars, and come off the hitch without any adjustment to the lead screw or clamp bolt? After you have unhitched, when you are ready to hitch back up, the manual has you back off the clamp bolt, but never mentions the lead screw. Is the intent to hitch back up with the hitch head already adjusted to the distributed setting? The manual needs a little work in this area! 😀. What say you hitch wizard?
Haha… hitch hillbilly is my preferred pronoun…
I don’t touch the adjustment screw once I’ve set the trailer up. I unhitch just like every other wheelbarrow type hitch. I use the tongue jack to eliminate pressure on the bars. Shoot me an email at wanderingwknds@gmail.com if that didn’t come across clearly. I’ll get into more detail. I haven’t had an issue at all.
Did my first tow with weigh safe. About the same as equalizer. Much harder to hitch up than equalizer. The position of the scale provides very small space for getting the trailer receiver in the right spot. Much more exacting to get into position. On the plus side, I can open my tailgate with the trailer hitched up. I was hoping for more difference. I have a long tow up to North Ga in two weeks. I will re-evaluate after that.
@@coevers1962 Any updates from your experience. I'm trying to decide between the two (Equalizer vs WS Middleweight). Thanks
Can this be used for Jayco Camper I see on the website saying specifically not for Jayco.
Correct... the coupler setup they use isn't compatible.
Go dawgs!
Yes sir!! Back 2 Back
I’m trying to decide which weigh safe I should get. The middleweight or the heavyweight?
I’ve got a 2008 sequoia 5.7L, towing a 29’ toy hauler 5700 dry weight
I’d go heavyweight but in reality the tow vehicle may need to be upgraded.
@@WanderingWeekends sounds good, I’ll go with the heavyweight. Was leaning towards that anyway in case I decide to go bigger someday.
Horrible paid reviews, everything is good with one tiny little flaw, blah blah blah. Now tell us the entire truth including how bad the gauge is and how they won't stand behind it.
This is your second comment on a Weigh Safe video. Good! You are helping the algorithm!
That said, it seems your frustrations are misplaced on me. No problem... I can handle it just fine... but you should know you are wasting your time.
Share your experience, help someone fix a potential issue, offer some advice. Bitching and moaning helps no one.
Weigh Safe products have worked VERY well for me.
Cheers
@@WanderingWeekends Your a salesman and dodge all the real issues so yes, my frustrations are directed at you. Your very good at telling people what they want to hear verses what they need to hear. I am helping people to avoid a thousand dollar mistake while your selling lies. Someone has to balance out the BS, it would be easier if you wouldn't create it in the first place.
You’ve made it clear via a comment on another one of my videos that you refuse to buy one of these hitches… yet you seem to have first hand knowledge of this product… that you don’t own. Nice story. Take your trolling elsewhere. 😘😘
@@WanderingWeekends No need to own one to see the flaw, who do you think your fooling?
SMH… yes, it’s all a conspiracy 🤣😂🤦♂️ ya got me
This is the last straw Corey, I'm unsubbing and moving all my very relevant commentary over to Big truck big RV. He never leaves me wanting more. Plugs out. 👍🪙
Haha! Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!! 🤣😂 Your paintings will be missed.
@@WanderingWeekends wow , I thought I meant more to you than that. I lied I can't watch that guy's Channel and listen to him about all the stuff that he has or is going to get.lol . He doesn't have a cape either or a face.
I’ll wait. I want to upgrade my hitch but for this year I’m not going far so will continue with the old hitch.
I’m changing trucks. Going from a 98 3/4 ton diesel to a newer GMC 1/2 ton gasser.
Trailer is 23 feet and about 55-6000
I like the idea of being able to dial it is this 0:00 way.
Will get a Weight Safe, just not sure which one.
I love you and want you to be happy!! Haha!