How to Check your Equal-i-zer® Hitch After your First Tow

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Equal-i-zer Hitch

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@mgysgtk8835 2 жыл бұрын

Customer service just emailed me and said 350ftlbs. Can you clarify.

@EqualizerHitch 2 жыл бұрын

Are you walking about tightening your EQ bolts? If so they should be between 60-100ftlbs!

@leeorth2769 4 жыл бұрын

Important items that were left out: First, one should not lubricate where the bars rest on the L brackets...doing so would reduce the friction, and hence negate sway control. Second, the bolts tightening the sockets should be periodically torqued to 60-65 lbs, so that the arms do not swing easily...if they swing easily, then the sway control is again negated, which is to say, u have no sway control, only a weight-distributing hitch.

@EqualizerHitch 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these comments! We will be sure to include those points in our next video!

@i2oadi2unnei2 4 жыл бұрын

What brand & model do you folks recommend for a torque wrench? TIA!

@EqualizerHitch 4 жыл бұрын

Those come pre-torqued, but you'll always want to make sure they are tightened to at least 65 ft lbs!

@flnana2525 3 жыл бұрын

We have our four-point equalizer weight distribution and with anti sway bars installed by the RV dealership that we bought a trailer from. Unfortunately after About 50 miles which makes it awful metal grinding sound very loud. It tells us this is normal, is this true?

@EqualizerHitch 3 жыл бұрын

When the Equal-i-zer is first in use the sound is absolutely normal. We recommend lubricating the hitch head and the hitch ball to help to eliminate sound as well!

@pauljohnston7700 4 жыл бұрын

what about the underside nuts that go into the bottom of the hitch head? below the sway arms

@EqualizerHitch 4 жыл бұрын

Those bolts come pre-torqued, and should be torqued to at least 65 ft lbs!

@brianmartin7103 3 жыл бұрын

wouldn't lubing the square bar holder lessen sway control? I thought that was the 3rd and 4th point of sway control in the E4 hitch set up??

@EqualizerHitch 3 жыл бұрын

You DO want to lubricate the square tube sockets in the hitch head. That will keep your Equal-i-zer hitch running smooth for a long long time. You do NOT want to lubricate the brackets that are mounted to the trailer frame. That will lessen your sway control! There is enough tension in the head that lubricating the hitch head does not cause a loss of sway control.

@jaycelliott2 4 жыл бұрын

I notice in video you have the hitch installed at the truck end with arms attached there. How are you attaching to the trailer using this method? I always hitch up first then attach the arms after. Unless I missed something in the video.

@EqualizerHitch 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you will hitch up first before attaching the arms. We were just showing how to set it up originally, and then cut directly to how to set up the weight distribution setup.