User Tag List
Thanks: 0
Results 11 to 20 of 21
-
03-27-2021, 06:27 PM #11
-
03-27-2021, 06:31 PM #12
- Join Date
- Sep 2018
- Location
- Woodstock
- Posts
- 3,648
- Mentioned
- 60 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Help selecting correct Equalizer weight distribution bars for Grand Design 2500RL
Okay and?
I am not allowed?
I don’t have an opinion of whether the 1200 lb bars would make his ride harsher than is 1000 lb bars because I haven’t experienced it
That is why I never once responded to the Op
My hitch the Husky has a wider range 800-1200 lbs
2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 crew2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 Crew 1840lb payload
-
03-28-2021, 06:03 PM #13
- Join Date
- Jun 2020
- Location
- San Antonio
- Posts
- 175
- Mentioned
- 3 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
If you can just buy the 1200 lb bars and use with your existing hitch head I would recommend getting them when you add a battery and bike rack . The ride should be fine and in fact the experience will probably be better if you can get your steer axle closer to the unloaded weight.
I have the opposite situation. My trailer hitch weight is 700lb and I have a husky ts hitch rated for 800-1200 on. I towed today with some 700-800 lb bars and the experience was definitely better.
Since you know your hitch weight just use the appropriate hitch weight rating and it will be as good as possible. No doubt, if you cannot return your your steer axle to close to the unloaded weight your bars/hitch are too light.
-
03-28-2021, 06:10 PM #14
-
03-28-2021, 06:25 PM #15
- Join Date
- Mar 2021
- Posts
- 13
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Unfortunately, the friction bars on the E4 are not interchangeable. I will need to buy new bars and a new head to the tune of about $600. A real flaw of the Equalizer system in my opinion, but lucrative for the company I suppose. I may look into the husky center line. Thanks for your response.2021 Ram 3500
2021 Reflection 28BH
B&W Companion
-
04-03-2021, 07:01 PM #16
- Join Date
- Feb 2021
- Location
- Colorado
- Posts
- 67
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
I am not a fan of bigger is necessarily better. I have a 2970 rl and tow with a f150 3.5 short bed with max tow. I have the eq4 with 1000 bars. I thought I would have to go with heavier bars but after this first trip from Cortez Co to Camp Verde Az, I think I have a perfect setup. Front end is 1/4” from stock height with 1/2 tank of water and all other accoutrements for our style of camping. Pulled fantastic at freeway speeds, with passing semi’s and a little wind. Setup is everything. Experience doesn’t hurt either but another topic all together.
2019 F150 4x4 screw sb with max towing
2021 Imagine 2970RL
2 many former rigs to list.
-
04-05-2021, 05:00 PM #17
- Join Date
- Mar 2021
- Posts
- 13
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Thank you for your input. For anyone wanting an update I took the plunge on a ProPride after a lot of research. Decided on the 1400 lb bars giving me a wide tongue weight range of 800-1400 lbs. I can now travel with a full tank of water worry free. Any wiggle or sway is completely gone and honestly the change is astounding. I still feel like the equalizer is a great hitch in certain setups, I just couldn’t get it to work to my satisfaction. Happy travels!2021 Ram 3500
2021 Reflection 28BH
B&W Companion
-
04-07-2021, 02:26 PM #18
- Join Date
- Oct 2020
- Location
- North central Georgia
- Posts
- 18
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Always stick with bars & a hitch that are rated for within your exact weights. Not rated for the next step up weight and absolutely not less.
The Equalizer 4point hitch is the best by a long shot IMHO of over 20 years of towing a TT.
I now own a fifth wheel now or I would be using them again.
-
04-07-2021, 03:07 PM #19
- Join Date
- Dec 2020
- Posts
- 116
- Mentioned
- 2 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Are all of the weights measured, or are some calculated? And if calculated, which ones?
By 1000 and 1200 Equalizer arms, do you mean 10k or 12k models? I think 10k was sold out when I got mine, so I got the 12k and it seems fine on the Benz. Not harsh. A little creaky/clunky, but I don't know that's any different from the 10k. Not sure what the Airmatic suspension is doing to accommodate, though.Last edited by dbphillips; 04-07-2021 at 05:14 PM.
-
04-07-2021, 09:16 PM #20
- Join Date
- Oct 2020
- Posts
- 66
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
I have a 2021 2500rl. Using the E2 hitch with 1000 lb round bar. The 1000lb bar is supposed to be good for a trailer weighing up to 10,000 lbs. the max weight for a loaded 2500 is 7500 lbs.
I’m pulling with a 2020 F150 with a 2060lb carry capacity. Just went from basically Memphis to Key West with no problems, no white knuckles. I do drive 5mph below posted speed limits on the Interstate. Not because of the drive, but 65 just seems to be a sweet spot for gas mileage and noice.
Bottle Jack
Today, 10:40 PM in Frame