Posted 2015-02-04 10:50 AM (#162457) Subject: WD hitch with sway control
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I'm looking to purchase a WD hitch with sway control system. The three hitches I am considering are: - Equilizer- Blue Ox Sway Pro- Reese Dual CamI am hauling one horse in a 2006 Trail-Et New Yorker (2H BP Straight load, ~3500lbs empty) with a 1990 Chevy K1500. My priorities are having the best sway control and ease of use. Price isn't a big factor in this decision for me.I also have a flatbed car trailer, and would like to be able to buy a second set of brackets and spring bars (if I end up needing different ones) for it.Any opinions or advice on the above systems? Thanks!
Posted 2015-02-04 11:47 AM (#162460 - in reply to #162457) Subject: RE: WD hitch with sway control
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Posts: 1989 Location: South Central OK
Have you had sway issues with this setup already and that's why you are adding this to your hitch? Do you have a braking system on your trailer and a controller on your truck? Have you got a friend with any of these systems? You might really gain confidence in your choice by having some hands on time with these models. I have none, yet I have hauled a similar trailer without sway-bars for years without issues and using half ton trucks. Even sent a friend to Florida to buy one and she hauled it with her Tahoe, no sway-bars and she was a novice with a trailer.
Posted 2015-02-04 11:55 AM (#162461 - in reply to #162457) Subject: RE: WD hitch with sway control
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I have had one incident of sway hauling the car trailer with the same truck. It happened when I got passed by a semi on I-84 next to the columbia gorge in Oregon where there are high cross winds. I was able to recover control by applying the trailer brake, but I do not want to feel that feeling ever again, especially with horses on board. A sway control system just seems like a good idea to me.
Posted 2015-02-13 10:19 AM (#162558 - in reply to #162457) Subject: RE: WD hitch with sway control
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Originally written by Sister7 on 2015-02-04 10:50 AM
I'm looking to purchase a WD hitch with sway control system. The three hitches I am considering are: - Equilizer- Blue Ox Sway Pro- Reese Dual CamI am hauling one horse in a 2006 Trail-Et New Yorker (2H BP Straight load, ~3500lbs empty) with a 1990 Chevy K1500. My priorities are having the best sway control and ease of use. Price isn't a big factor in this decision for me.I also have a flatbed car trailer, and would like to be able to buy a second set of brackets and spring bars (if I end up needing different ones) for it.Any opinions or advice on the above systems? Thanks!
WD hitch with sway control
