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.

 

[alias100]

We have the Anderson and are happy with it. Easy to hook up and quiet. Works fine backing up. We had a small issue when it was delivered but a 3 minute call to Anderson and they overnighted a replacement nut so their customer service was great (at least for me).
https://andersenhitches.com/product/weight-distribution-hitch/

As someone above pointed out, most of us have experience with very few hitches so we really can't compare one with with another.

 

[Ynot4me2]

I have the Husky Centerline. Works as advertised but it's noisy and heavy. If I had to start over, I'd get the Anderson. Easy to setup and very light. Lightest on the market.

 

[Ynot4me2]

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

You can backup with the Husky Centerline and a few other ones that uses friction bars.

 

[goducks14]

You can backup with the Husky Centerline and a few other ones that uses friction bars.

I was talking about the add on type like this.
https://www.harborfreight.com/trail...Oar7HbrURq_CjbGyyH17MH5PWNjze1dgaAoi7EALw_wcB

I have not heard of a WDH with built in friction bars that can't be backed up.

 

[mkevinmarshsr]

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?

The R6 is sway on/off, not and adjustment like the R3.

 

[Daleahoke]

The R6 is sway on/off, not and adjustment like the R3.

Ahh. I didn't know. I'll have to look it up to see the difference.

 

[masterdrago]

If you can come up with the change ($), the ProPride works well. They pop up in excellent used condition on their FB page for near half new cost as folks move to 5th wheel campers.

 

[sande005]

Actually, the Andersen "No Sway" might be a pretty good choice.

I made the mistake of trying it on my 2670MK, but that is twice the weight, and much longer than the 17MKE. The Andersen relies on tongue weight in the silicon cup under the ball to use friction to control movement. Sway is ONLY due to not having enough tongue weight. Should be in the range of 12-13% of your full trailer weight. A hair light, and you may get the start of sway a certain speeds, and the friction will help dampen that. Too light, and the friction doesn't help (for any brand that depends on friction) and the trailer can literally throw you off the road. Sway is nothing to tolerate. My trailer was very light (10-10.5%), so between the lack of tongue weight and the much longer tail to wag the dog, the Andersen couldn't cope. But with the 17MKE, and proper tongue weight, you will be well within its capabilities. Setting the weight distribution is very simple and easy. I had no issue restoring the full weight lost back to my trucks steer axle. And that, again, was with a much heavier trailer.
It's less expensive, very light, and easy to operate. Backing is no issue at all.

BTW - others may call things like "truck suck" as a semi passes you, or wind pushes, as "sway". It's not. Those things, or rough roads, can initiate a sway event, but also are separate disturbances to driving. The Andersen friction can help with, but not cure, those too.

Me? I had to get the ProPride, and it will cure every issue. BUT at over 5 times the cost of the Andersen...is way overkill for this setup.

 

[Harvestmoon]

We got a Fastway E2 with 800lb bars for our 22MLE and happy with it. Had to tweak the setup a little from how the dealer installed it. It was getting only about 25 percent weight distribution so we adjusted per the manual to get it more around 50 percent and it rides much better.

 

[Rovers]

I have the Husky Centerline. Works as advertised but it's noisy and heavy. If I had to start over, I'd get the Anderson. Easy to setup and very light. Lightest on the market.

We also had the Husky Centerline and though a very good hitch my surgically repaired back didn't like the heavy hitch head. After much research we chose the Anderson and are very happy with it. It does the job distributing the weight on our Imagine 2400BH towed by our Ram 1500 EcoDiesel and the sway is actually controlled better with the Anderson than with the previous Husky.

In short, we recommend the Anderson and think you'll like it with the 17MKE.

Bob