Weight distribution anti sway hitch

[IanHodson]

We have a Ram 1500 and looking to purchase a 17MKE before spring. I'm trying to research a good weight distribution anti sway hitch that you can back up without taking it apart. Any recommendations (or one's to avoid) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[mkevinmarshsr]

I've been using the Recurve R6 for a few years now. Very easy to setup and use. You can backup without removing bars, you can disengage the sway control with an allen wrench so the sway control doesn't fight you as you back up.

[Daleahoke]

I have the Recurve R3. It is very easy to use.

Question for mkevinmarshsr: how tight to you clamp down the sway control? I don't know if i'm getting any benefit from mine, but then again, I don't know if I'm getting it tight enough. when I have it set, i can still move the collar a bit by hand, I'm thinking now that is too loose?

[TerryH]

I very highly recommend the Weigh Safe True Tow. Amazing hitch with very cool technology. Has performed perfectly on our Momentum 31G. These travel trailer style toy haulers are notoriously hard to get to pull well. Ours pulls perfectly.

[Capt Bob]

Blue Ox Sway Pro.
We run 1K bars but the 750 lb. should work well with the 17MKE

[Stealth13777]

Another vote for the sway pro. Never an issue backing up, and I ran 750# bars. Hitch was quiet and easy to set up too.

We still run the same hitch with 1000# bars on our current trailer. Close to 20k miles pulling with it. It was also nice to only have to swap the bars for a new trailer.

There are a lot of good hitch options out there, and most of us only have experience with one or two. But at least we can tell you if our experiences are positive or negative.

[Rabbit]

BlueOx here too for six years and three trailers. No friction antisway to set or disengage. Geometry of hitch controls sway very effectively. It’s a quiet hitch. Allows backup.

[Redapple63]

We have the Equalizer 4point with 1600lb bars. Works very well.

Bill

[llr2800]

I recommend the Blue Ox too even though I just upgraded to a propride.

My trailer is longer and heavier then yours and I had more movement then I liked on a few recent trips. The blue ox still did a good job of pulling the trailer back in line after each push so it did its job well. Verdict is still out if the propride is worth the money.

The Blue ox is very easy to setup and no issues backing. It is also very quite compared to others.

[goducks14]

Any WDH that does not include the add on friction bar will be able to be backed up without removal.