How to know the best Weight Distribution Hitch when towing a RV Travel Trailer

When you pull a RV, or Travel Trailer it is a must to have a WD, or weight distribution hitch. The main reason is to take the weight that is pressing down on the hitch ball and distribute the weight to the frame of the trailer and the tow vehicle. The best way to describe what this means is the illustration a hitch manufacture did in the late 1970s. They took a Olds Tornado and hooked up a WD hitch to the car and trailer. When a WD is assembled right and installed it takes the weight and distributes it to the frame of the car and trailer. To prove their point they removed the rear wheels off the car (front wheel drive) and drove the car. The hitch did it's job and kept the car and trailer level. By distributing the weight, at the point the tow vehicle and trailer are hooked up, the whole rig is safer to drive and easier to keep under control. There has been many variations of the WD since it was invented. I want to tell you what I think is the best WD on the market.

Instructions

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All weight distribution hitches have spring bars to take the up and down bounce out of your ride. The WD not only distributes the weight, but keeps the trailer and tow vehicle from bouncing. Up to now sway was controlled by a friction devise. In other words a devise that you tighten to make swaying hard. Some are similar to brake shoes on a car, or they have joints you tighten up to keep the sway under control. Some sway controls you can back up with them hooked up and some have to be removed before making sharp backing turns.

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Now there is a hitch called the Centerline, made by Husky that uses weight distribution and spring bars and an active sway system, built into the hitch. It is a cylinder with spring washers and when trailer sway begins, the hitch becomes active and straightens the trailer. Like a cam on a camshaft, the harder the push, the harder the system pushes back, keeping the trailer straight. It is the first active sway control system on the market. This WD you can back up with no worries.

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When choosing your weight distribution hitch read all instructions and have the weights of the tow vehicle and trailer in mind. Most common is a 1000 to 1200 pound WD, but for smaller trailers and larger trailers there is a hitch available for them. Be sure and level your trailer when hooking up the hitch. When the full weight of the trailer is on the hitch connection, the tow vehicle and trailer should be level. Make sure all bolts and hitch ball are tight. Cross your chains when hooking up. This allows the trailer to fall on the chains if it does come un hooked. Make sure you hook up your break-a-way devise too. Of coarse- check your brakes by letting your rig roll forward and use the override on your brake control to stop the trailer. If it stops to fast adjust amps down, if it does not stop your trailer adjust amps up. Once you set the brake control your ready to go.