Best WDH

[Raife]

Good evening. Now that I am considering buying a TT, I wanted to get thoughts on weight distributing hitches. Basically what is the best option. I want integrated sway control and something that is appropriate for my tongue weight limit (720lbs). I know you buy by tongue weight, but am unsure of which version to get; i.e. some have 800 and 1000lb versions...do I get an 800lbs version or 1000lbs to provide some breathing room (if that is even needed).

I'm assuming I need a shank...

Models I am considering are:

- 90-00-1000 or 90-00-1069 Equal-i-zer hitch without/with a pre-installed ball offers a 1,000 lb. maximum tongue weight and a 10,000 lb. maximum trailer weight

- Reese Strait-Line® 800 lbs. Trunnion Bar 66073 (includes #66021 & #26002)

- Reese Steadi-Flex Weight Distributing Kit w/Shank, Built In Friction Sway Control & Hardware, 10,000 lbs. (GTW), 1,000 lbs. (TW)

Thoughts?

[MitchF150]

I've had the same #1000 EAZ-Lift WD setup for over 18 years and 2 different trailers and it's been working fine for both of them..

The first one was a #5000 GVWR Prowler Lynx with about #650 TW or so.

The second is my current #7000 GVWR Rockwood with about #850 TW or so.

Estimated weights for the most part, but I pack heavy and carry full water, so I just figure I'm at GVW on the trailer..

You can't really go wrong with any of the brands and styles of WD hitches.. They all do what they claim and they all only work as well as they are setup, so if you can set them up correctly for your combo, it'll be the "best" for you... 🙂

Good luck! Mitch

[Lwiddis]

“My trailer will top out at 6K, so I'm not maxing any capacities other than tongue.“

Possibly but average water, propane, hitch, stuff adds1200 to 1500 pounds. Kid bikes? Comfortable outdoor chairs? BBQ? That’s more.

[Raife]

A clarification...I did all the calculations all ready and plan on a full loaded TT weight of not more than 6,000. The dry weight is 4,760.

[rexlion]

Dry tongue weight of 720 will likely be more like 850-1000 lbs (could even be more) when loaded, depending on how it's loaded and especially where and how full the water tanks are. Those dry weights tend to not include LP, battery, or options, btw.

The Equal-i-zer worked well for me. I set it up myself, and I've read that setup is easier than for a Reese. No holes to drill, for one thing. There's a reason the Equal-i-zer hitches have been in use for a long time... they work.

[Lwiddis]

You don’t buy based on tongue weight limit. You buy based on a number of maximum weights and hopefully well below them. Towing at max anything isn’t fun. IF your max tongue weight is 720 pounds, that number limits your MAX trailer weight to about 6000 pounds. 12% tongue weight. Again, don’t go max.

[Lynnmor]

If you go to page E-3 in the Reese catalog, you will get a very confusing answer. Using their figures, anything from 800 to 1400 will be right. Reese was a good company before they sent much off-shore and now can't even print a decent catalog.

[bikendan]

Raife wrote:
Good evening. Now that I am considering buying a TT, I wanted to get thoughts on weight distributing hitches. Basically what is the best option. I want integrated sway control and something that is appropriate for my tongue weight limit (720lbs). I know you buy by tongue weight, but am unsure of which version to get; i.e. some have 800 and 1000lb versions...do I get an 800lbs version or 1000lbs to provide some breathing room (if that is even needed).

I'm assuming I need a shank...

Models I am considering are:

- 90-00-1000 or 90-00-1069 Equal-i-zer hitch without/with a pre-installed ball offers a 1,000 lb. maximum tongue weight and a 10,000 lb. maximum trailer weight

- Reese Strait-Line® 800 lbs. Trunnion Bar 66073 (includes #66021 & #26002)

- Reese Steadi-Flex Weight Distributing Kit w/Shank, Built In Friction Sway Control & Hardware, 10,000 lbs. (GTW), 1,000 lbs. (TW)

Thoughts?

If the 720 number is the fictional "dry" tongue weight, go with the 1,000/10,000lbs 4pt Equal-i-zer. i have a similar loaded tongue weight and my 1,000/10,000 Equal-i-zer does great.