WDH for your travel trailer?

[KootenayEV]

I am wondering whether folks are using weight-distributing hitches for towing their travel trailers 5000 lbs and up or if you are just using a regular hitch?

On my Ridgeline I am currently using an Anderson WDH for my 5000 lbs trailer (the truck is rated for 650 lbs tongue weight-carrying, and they say NOT to use a WDH... but the truck sags too much so even though my tongue weight is at-spec, I'm using a WDH).

I seem to recall seeing the R1T is rated for 500 lbs weight-carrying and 5000 lbs trailer, or up to 11000 lbs using WDH...

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[KootenayEV]

Bump. Curious to see what experiences are out there without using a WDH when towing, and if you have a direct comparison to using one with the same trailer.

 

[Thedude]

I will tow my trailer short (>5 miles) distances without the weight distribution bars setup. With the air suspension the truck still levels itself fine but there is a bit more sway of the trailer noticeable. There's really no reason to not use a WDH when towing a trailer and many good reasons you will want to.

 

[KootenayEV]

I will tow my trailer short (>5 miles) distances without the weight distribution bars setup. With the air suspension the truck still levels itself fine but there is a bit more sway of the trailer noticeable. There's really no reason to not use a WDH when towing a trailer and many good reasons you will want to.

Very aware of and needed WDH capabilities for my Ridgeline and my travel trailer (20', 5000lbs GVWR). But for that truck I don't need to unhook it whenever I refuel, so I don't mind the extra steps to hook it up.

My current WDH has the anti-sway built into the ball itself, so I can still have anti-sway without the weigh-distributing part. For simplicity, I'd rather have that set-up, but not at the expense of lack of control of my truck (ie via an un-weighted front axle).

Cheers, and thanks for any additional insight (e.g. have you used a scale to see if the self leveling of the truck distributes weight to the front axle?)

 

[moosetags]

We tow our 7,000# Airstream using a ProPride Hitch System.

Brian

 

[Thedude]

Cheers, and thanks for any additional insight (e.g. have you used a scale to see if the self leveling of the truck distributes weight to the front axle?)

I have not, the one time I went over the scales with the trailer I had the hitch fully assembled.

 

[KootenayEV]

We tow our 7,000# Airstream using a ProPride Hitch System.

Brian

I've read great things about that system! I think I'm at the edge of what an Anderson system can do for the weight of my trailer - any heavier I would have needed the ProRide.

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