Setting up NEW Equalizer 1,600/16,000 lb. 4 Point Sway Control Hitch.

[@VictorMartinez-co3ds]

Just bought a new trailer and had the dealer install this hitch, I felt so comfortable and safe towing it home on my 2 hr drive home. Highly recommend getting one, even if it’s not this brand.

[@lobbyrobby]

When I started the video I thought to myself, that is the world's strongest bucket lol. Thanks for the video. I'm thinking about getting one of these.

[@brianbelliveau5551]

I’m setting up mine tomorrow if I can get it like that I’ll be happy

[@rockymtnhighadventures]

Great video! Thanks! I love my Equalizer hitch. It did take a minute to get it set correctly the first time. But since then, it has been worry and hassle free. All I do is clean and grease on top of the square sockets. I always feel in control when towing.

[@paulgayda1563]

I agree with you. Just bought a new camper. The dealer had no idea what to do with the airbag & WDH !!! I’ll have to take camper to nearest parking lot and have to start from scratch.

[@michaelfunk5951]

Super thorough...thank you. I needed that. Best explanation I’ve seen so far and I’ve certainly been doing my homework and this is what I read in the glossed over factory manual.

[@ScottWoodland]

This just came up in my feed, as I am had searched Equalizer to ensure I was setting up my new 1400/14,000 lb hitch correctly. This has helped my verify that I'm doing it correctly. But man moving those bars in new sockets is hard.

[@DinkGear]

Nice!... It is easiest to use the jack to lift the entire setup then just pop the bars on

[@bricknboxer]

Your initial setup was fine. I saw 48 3/8 front measurement, halfway back to stock height. Spring bar on the L bracket alignment is corrected by loosening L bracket mounts and adjusting until resting evenly. Raising or lowering L bracket height is equivalent to adding or removing a washer in the hitch head.

[@dusdroadadventures7978]

The dealer installed one of my L bracket not plumb. Which caused the stabilizer bar to run on one side of the bottom of the L brackets. All because they didn’t tighten them plumb with the RV frame.

[@nismomike3182]

Just curious, could you have removed washers to stop from being "over adjusted"? If so, would that have allowed the bars to sit level in the L-brackets for maximum contact/sway control?

[@treadlightlyservicesllc.1930]

You should get the nylon spacers for the L brackets it dramatically quiets down the movement of the hitch and would allow your bars to be contacting all the way across

[@DinkGear]

At the time of purchase the 1600/16000 equalizer bars did not come with the spacers. Last I checked they still don't make them for it. Only 12K and under

[@ibMoose2u]

Your trailer looks like my 2019 ORV 270RKS! I’m now in Montana and love the insulation ORVs have! Great overall vid!

[@DinkGear]

They should be identical... that is a 2018 270RKS :) Yes they are a great trailer. Thank you

[@ibMoose2u]

@@DinkGear hahaha awesome! You sir have great taste :^)

[@ernestfeltman5472]

You said after you put the bars for WD you were 48 1/2". You then moved brackets and it took the front end down too much. You then put the brackets back to where they originated and were at 48.25. How did you achieve that? with the airbags?

[@goducgo]

I’m feeling much better after watching this video.

[@mikq8606]

Nice video. Well done

[@darrellmurphy2616]

Nice truck and trailer set up

[@acmanwwjd1]

The people who make that RV are the same people who make arctic fox excellent RV your tongue weight as wow I have a 23 foot course by weighs around 7 to 8 hundred, you should get a GEN Y hitch set up

[@studhammer]

I'm thinking about buying this very equalizer but it sure seems like a lot of work to get it set up right. I have a toy hauler and I'd have to load the ATV up and everything I'll be taking camping THEN install the equalizer. And I'd have to find flat ground too since my street drops a good 4 inches to the curb.

[@RoadtrippinwithTakacs]

Hammer, I absolutely love mine! We've used ours for 6 years. The dealer installed it for us. I'm on here trying to learn how to transfer it to a higher vehicle. 😁

[@jessecharodetsky]

@@RoadtrippinwithTakacs same situation. What did you end up having to do?

[@jessecharodetsky]

I'm thinking of measuring my head height where it sits in current truck then making it sit the same height in new truck and then it should be good correct?

[@Harley365]

Picking up our new 36” camper on April 13th I ordered the same hitch. I have a 2002 f250 with bags and a leveling kit. This is helpful but I couldn’t help but notice you never did get the bars to sit flat on the brackets. I would think that not using the full potential of the of the contacting surface that you are in just as bad a spot as being over adjusted.

[@DinkGear]

Yes, I got them to sit flat on the brackets. They were slightly off level. I loosened the nuts tapped them level and re-torqued them back down. I have to say the 4 point is amazing. We have over 3000 miles on them with zero sway since installation. If I know it will be windy, I crank them down to about 75 ft lbs.

[@adamrieser7828]

I have an F250… what do you use to aid with hooking chain hooks to the truck since ford changed the holes on the hitch

[@DinkGear]

I use these on the truck, then connect chains to them. amzn.to/3OxSZms

[@TomSparks]

Good video, but I’m confused… you changed the height or the L-bracket, and then reset it to where it was at the beginning and now your truck is level?

[@bricknboxer]

With WD bars in place his front measurement was 48 3/8 from what I saw, halfway back to stock height which is the goal here. He should have corrected the L bracket issue by loosening the L bracket and aligning it so the spring bar sat level on the pad.

[@donpetry5938]

Has anyone seen a variance in where to level the trailer, what's best/correct? from a couple points on the frame/hitch or using level inside on floor, counter, fridge ?? im not sure is a level fridge would also be a level trailer frame/hitch.

[@DinkGear]

I know that when I put a level on my floor inside, it is different in front and back ... same goes for on the countertops. Just for laughs on these long trailers, put a level in middle, front and back and on counters. They will all be different. I find it best to go from ground to trailer frame for determining level when installing WD hitch as this is the main tow structure (Frame to hitch assembly)

[@miztrusa]

I woulda taken out a washer cuz you really need ur bars parallel. Nice video though 😊

[@bruceb1958]

washers have nothing to do with how the bars are parallel or not. That's the L bracket set up only.

[@JB-vg7qr]

​@@bruceb1958I believe that he meant a washer should have been removed AFTER raising the L-bracket one hole. That would have compensated for the over-weight distribution scenario.

[@bruceb1958]

@@JB-vg7qr that’s not what he said.

[@russhills2773]

Better vidio than dealer. Tap a good idea. Thanks.

[@nigelio3]

The hitch weight on that trailer is over 1440 pounds?!

[@bofa83]

is there too much pressure on the braket the bar rests on? is that way it was bending it? I don't have a trailer so please forgive my ignorance.

[@DinkGear]

No, that's why I purchased their largest 1600/16,000# setup

[@40delux]

Great video! Equalizer says the 16k can be used with an underslung coupler, which we have on our ORV 24RLS. Do you see enough adjustment in the L brackets to accommodate a coupler that is 3 or so inches lower?

[@DinkGear]

I am not sure on that... they move up and down quite a bit though.

[@chadhulsizer]

Download the install instructions, it references the install instructions for underslung

[@evangulden]

I was under the impression that you shouldn’t use air bags with a WD hitch. Is that not true?

[@DinkGear]

It is perfectly fine. It requires a different setup. More air removes wd pressure as you are raising the rear of the vehicle. As you see, I only put 20-25 psi. This allows for a more comfortable ride. Recheck specs after inflation is done and make sure you are still within manufacturers specs for wd.

[@chevyblulow02]

Does your truck have any kind of lift or leveling kit on it

[@DinkGear]

Yes, my truck has a leveling kit which there is a video for on our channel

[@chevyblulow02]

@@DinkGear when you was doing the set up did you set it up with air in the bags or no air. The reason I asked is cause my truck has a leveling kit on it and trucks usually are a little higher in back than the front

[@DinkGear]

I set it up with the minimum psi (5 psi) available

[@Donovanhikes]

Thanks for the video. Are you happy with your outdoors RV? We’ve looked at a lot and we’re pretty confident our next RV is going to be an outdoors RV and would love to hear your feedback.

[@DinkGear]

We love our ORV... there were a couple of issues (same with all trailers) when we got it. Dealer and Mfg took great care of us. If I was to get another trailer in the future... it would be to upgrade to another Outdoors RV

[@texasproud3332]

Thx well done

[@goducgo]

What size tires are those and how are they performing.

[@DinkGear]

Wheels: D61520001747 Fuel Contra 20x10 -18mm 8x170 Black Milled Tires: Toyo Open Country RT / 35X12.50R20LT. Also have a video on them here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXKzXnapd893r7c

[@mikezeif9897]

so how was the ride?I have the same set up but have a 8" lift and im struggling a bit

[@DinkGear]

Upgraded from the E2 to the 4 point due to heavy winds. Loved it! The extra friction points for sway control helped a lot. New Equalizer is awesome and is definitely enough for my current tongue load now.

[@robertarnold2949]

Can I pm you with questions

[@DinkGear]

Sure... always glad to help where I can

[@robertarnold2949]

@@DinkGear First off well done on the video I work on a lot of first-time projects or stuff for friends and your video was straightforward step-by-step easy to understand. When it was all said and done the front end of my truck only lifted a quarter of an inch which I thought was a win but my trailer isn’t completely level, it is a little low in the front.

[@DinkGear]

@@robertarnold2949 a little low in the front is ok. Usually when it starts level and the weight is added to the hitch you end up with a little downward slope to the front of the trailer which is normal and good. Make sure your sway bars and L brackets are parallel to the trailer frame. If you are outside of your WD required specs for proper WD per the manual and need a little more or less transferred back to the front axles... look at adding or removing washers (which changes the angle of the hitch head).

[@rockymtnhighadventures]

@@robertarnold2949 If you have the right amount of weight distribution but the trailer is still more than 1.25" lower in the front than the back, then you might need to raise the height of the hitch ball.

[@brianstover3285]

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