beemergary Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 On 4/1/2017 at 10:30 PM, Kirk Wood said: I would assume that you will be towing with an equalizer hitch of some type and those do provide at least some antisway, but I would still recommend use of more. I use the Curt friction sway control on our trailer. Welcome to the forums! These are a joke. There's no mechanical advantage the way they mount. Your trailer would have to go 45 degrees for them to work. Now if the front or back location was moved out then they would slid in and out more and the friction part could do its job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 6 hours ago, beemergary said: These are a joke. There's no mechanical advantage the way they mount. It depends on the size and weight of the trailer. I have experience towing both with and without and will respectfully disagree. Quote Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duraduk Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 I have used a E-qual-i-zer for around 20 + yrs and have recommended it to several other trailer owners. I am totally satisfied with it. I tow a very heavy trailer (11,000 lbs. with 1300 lb. tongue weight) and I have no sway when semi's pass and no problems with wind. It is noisy at times but after you get use to it no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, emma21 said: Sway bars is really important for trailer. Is that right? That just depends on the size and weight of the travel trailer and the size of the tow vehicle. Some small ultra lite trailers have an aluminum frame and forbid the use of the weight distributing type of bars. Quote Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXiceman Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 When we were towing a travel trailer, I went to a Reese Dual Cam which uses weight distributing bars, not sway control bars. The Dual Cam is an older style hitch that incorporates sway control and it works very well when set up properly. Many dealers do not like this style hitch as it is more time consuming to install and set up. If I was going back to a TT, I would get a Dual Cam again. Ken Quote Amateur radio operator, 2023 Cougar 22MLS, 2022 F150 Lariat 4x4 Off Road, Sport trim <br />Travel with 1 miniature schnauzer, 1 standard schnauzer and one African Gray parrot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsallyh Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 TXiceman, x-2 on the Reese Dual Cam. We towed two travel trailers from 1976-2003 using that setup. Worked very well and there was no need for attaching a secondary sway control. I bought the setup from a person that had an Airstream but sold the trailer. Pull a fiver now but still have the setup in the shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 I own both the Hensley arrow with which we tow our Aspire 2800 with a 06' F-350 SRW and the wife can drive as well as the Hensley 5th wheel TS 3 hitch for pulling our 44ft Cyclone 4400. Because of the weight of the Cyclone and alot of times we carry our Smart car or motorcycle's we use our 97' Volvo WIA64 road tractor which the wife will not drive. Sure...yes they're a higher price point but we have been coast to coast several times on some really s*;?y roads and both hitches have saved our RV's. Even when we were taking some hard knocks in either truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpeters Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Before you do anything else, be sure your RV is ready to tow. To properly install your sway bar, make sure your automobile is parked on a level, even surface. Use the parking brake and vehicle immobilizers to keep your trailer from rolling away. This should be enough to secure your RV in its parking spot. For a better and easier installation, you can also raise your towing vehicle to the RV's level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXiceman Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 9 hours ago, johnpeters said: Before you do anything else, be sure your RV is ready to tow. To properly install your sway bar, make sure your automobile is parked on a level, even surface. Use the parking brake and vehicle immobilizers to keep your trailer from rolling away. This should be enough to secure your RV in its parking spot. For a better and easier installation, you can also raise your towing vehicle to the RV's level. This makes no sense to me. What are you trying to say? Ken Quote Amateur radio operator, 2023 Cougar 22MLS, 2022 F150 Lariat 4x4 Off Road, Sport trim <br />Travel with 1 miniature schnauzer, 1 standard schnauzer and one African Gray parrot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptjelgin Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 2 hours ago, TXiceman said: This makes no sense to me. What are you trying to say? Ken If you go back at look at johnpeters other posts, most have a similar oddness to them. Often they name a specific product as being "outstanding, a favorite, great". I kind of wonder if they are auto-generated. Quote Mark & Teri 2021 Grand Designs Imagine 2500RL, 2019 Ford F-350 Mark & Teri's Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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