SAVE A TON OF MONEY on Weight Distribution Sway Hitches!

If your buying a camper, chances are you need a weight distribution sway hitch. I'm sure Camping World or Lazy days RV has already tried to sell you an $800+ system.
In this video I'm gonna give you my one and only tip to save a TON of money. it's easy, and you probably already use this platform.

[@scottfirman]

Our used 22ft camper included the hitch and swaybar set up identical to yours. I noticed halfway home, the angle on the ball was incorrect. I had measured their truck hight compaired to ours and they were the same. Apparently, someone had set the hitch incorrectly. You need to re- adjust the setup to match your hitch hight so weight distribution is correct. The best thing to do is read the hitch manual located on line and/ or watch a few set up videos. 90% of anyone owning a used camper doesn't set the hitch up correctly.

[@mauriceracicot6010]

How do you abuse a weight distribution hitch?

[@MasterFalconer-pv8zb]

Love my Black Label, I got the rjbbl, (toy hauler)

[@cbuth387]

Toy hauler was very tempting for me. Would come in handy at dirt bike races!

[@davidjensen41]

After purchasing a Wolf Pup 16 FQBL, I bought a used F150. The guy also sold me his Anderson hitch for $100. $100 well spent, it keeps the Pup steady on the road under all conditions.

[@cbuth387]

Hell yea! That's an awesome deal! Definitely $100 well spent

[@johnnyebelindabewley4536]

We drive a chevy tahoe and pull a 19.5 ft trailer withouta sway bar, our hitch is what is needed per a friend who camps and has pulled his camper alot and said dont drive over 60 mileswhen pulling

[@adrob4957]

You will find that most camper dealers have a bunch of really good used sway control hitches but their liability insurance will not allow them to sell used hitches. So new is their only option.

[@duffmatthew]

I would be hesitant buying a used weight distribution hitch. Who knows what kind of abuse it has been through.

[@cbuth387]

Absolutely true. There were so many on marketplace though I was able to choose the one I thought looked like it was in good condition. And with the equalizer being completely solid steel, I'm more concerned about hardware than the hitch or bars.

[@ctaylor114]

They are all pretty solid. It takes a lot and I mean a lot to damage them, so much so it would almost be intentional and show the signs. My humble engineering background opinion of the very statement "you don't know what abuse it been through" (words from a salesperson not @duffmatthew) is a ploy from dealerships to scare buyers into purchasing a hitch from them. As far a 5th wheel hitch is concerned look at the lock jaw/bar and plate. This will give you a good idea on how the owner towed their unit. Hope this helps.

[@tomahawksteak6672]

I've bought several used wd hitches. Never had a issue with any of them.

[@h20fowler2012]

Wonder if the dealer would install a used hitch. I don’t have a torque wrench to do my own install.

[@cbuth387]

The dealership we went through would not help set it up. But harbor freight does have torque wrenches for like $22. That's what I got and it does the job.

[@ctaylor114]

any parts store rents them for free.

[@TalonID]

Weight Distribution Hitch (WDH), Air Bags & 10-ply tires and F-150s tow great! Th 5.0 holds up better than the ECOs as they develop hose leaks on the turbos and snap exhaust manifold bolts...

[@cbuth387]

Looking at getting a new one by the end of the year. Really torn between the 5.0 and 3.5 eco. Kinda like you said, the 5.0 is just so reliable.

[@TalonID]

Everyone I know that has the ECOs has had issues at 80K. 5.0s are bulletproof. Mine has 130,000 with no issues. Always buy displacement for towing. BTW - they get the almost the same mileage (5.0=15mpg & ECO=16) but the ECO requires Premium where the 5.0 Regular. There just isn't any good reason for the ECO.

[@tomahawksteak6672]

I'd say bullshit on the eco bad at 80k. I know people who have over 160k on their 3.5 and no issues yet. If you want to tow get a 6.7 cummins

[@TalonID]

@@tomahawksteak6672 100% of the folks I know that had over 80K sold them due to the high repair costs. Do some research, you just might retract your BS statement...

[@thegoodfriendsnetwork]

I just bought a trailer and GiantRV wouldn't let me take the trailer even tho I had hitch and ball, they said they demand using a distribution hitch, that they could provide, but they didn't even have any in stock... which is stupid for them to say it's the law when it isn't...I told then the only law that goes with trailers is that you need a brake controller for trailers weighing over 2500 lbs... they were like oh well that's our policy...I was told them i wasn't gonna to buy it and got my own elsewhere ... shady shit

[@cbuth387]

Dang that is kinda crazy. What kind of trailer was it?

[@thegoodfriendsnetwork]

@@cbuth387 Evo 2650

[@GerardM37]

The place I just bought mine did similar thing. I needed a capable truck and brake controller but I couldn’t install my WDH brackets to install my bars on site.

[@crinner73]

Get it level... add the sway bars. Easy ride. Do not overweight what u can tow . Kiss .don't push ur truck.... or trailer.

[@richmurphy5647]

You get what you pay for

[@cbuth387]

Yea absolutely. But all hitches are used hitches after your first time out with it.

[@bjnslc]

Plural of hitch is hitches.

[@cbuth387]

Oops

[@davehiebert7061]

I don't understand all of the idiots out there that don't want to invest in a good quality hitch. You have tens of thousands invested in your tow rig, just as much invested in your trailer. And yet the single most important piece of the equation for SAFETY and towing comfort is a good sway control / Equalizer hitch. And you bawk at a few hundred bucks. It's very obvious that you really don't care about the safety of your passengers or the safety of others traveling the same roads as you. Please save ALL of your money and DON"T buy a RV. The world would be better off with you off the roads.

[@cbuth387]

What dealership you work at? Who sent you?

[@bryanbrowning5746]

I’ve had a weight distribution hitch for 7 years, and it’s pulled a 7000 pound trailer for more than 50,000 miles, and still in perfect working condition. It takes a lot to wear them out. A used hitch is perfectly fine, as long as you inspect the welds, the sway bars are straight, and it’s sized appropriately to its intended purpose. The dealerships( “stealerships”), are in it to get every penny they can. Using the logic of “always buy a new hitch”, is like using the logic of “always buy a new trailer and truck”.

[@bullboss7698]

That's BS.