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Restore stability and control in your ride so you can tow to the max capacity of your hitch. Easy to upgrade with Reese's dual-cam sway control (sold separately). Customize with your own hitch ball and shank to suit your towing needs.
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Pro Tip: Before you invest in a weight distribution hitch, make sure your cargo is evenly loaded in your trailer to keep the weight balanced. If you still have a hard time even after balancing your tongue weight, a weight distribution hitch should help.
Note: Neither of these sway control systems will work with surge-type actuators.
People often conflate sway control with weight distribution. It's understandable because most weight distribution systems on the market today do solve issues with sway.
This system will give you weight distribution only. It doesn't have any sway control built in. But if you find that you need sway control later, it's super-easy to upgrade to Reese's Strait-Line sway control system by adding on the dual-cam brackets (RP26002 - sold separately).
Get the Full Setup: If sway control is something you need right now to keep your trailer from getting squirrelly, take a look at RP66074 for a complete Strait-Line system.
Alternatively, you can add a friction sway bar (sold separately) for a little more reinforcement. This option allows you to easily dial in the amount of tension with the turn of a handle. This adjustability is nice (even if it takes you a few trips to get it just right), but it doesn't play well with surge-type actuators (neither does the Strait-Line dual cam system), and it will have to be removed when backing up any time you tow on wet or slippery roads.
The easy-to-use, serrated washers on this system make adjusting the tilt of the weight distribution head a snap. This is a huge improvement over the standard pin-and-washer method, which involves piling washers onto a difficult-to-access pin. The serrated-washer system lets you easily loosen, adjust, and tighten a single washer and nut on either side of the head for simple, secure positioning.
Your tongue weight is the first thing you need to know when figuring out which weight distribution system you need. Most people think that if they get the highest-rated system possible, it'll be smooth sailing. But actually, this will create a rigid ride and a bouncing trailer. On the other hand, if the system isn't strong enough, it won't be able to distribute the weight properly, making it virtually useless.
Once you know your trailer's tongue weight, add it to the weight of the cargo behind the rear axle of your tow vehicle. Then just choose a weight distribution system rated for that combined tongue weight.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (60 Customer Reviews)
Restore stability and control in your ride so you can tow to the max capacity of your hitch. Easy to upgrade with Reese's dual-cam sway control (sold separately). Customize with your own hitch ball and shank to suit your towing needs.I use this 1500 lbs WDH with my 14,000 lb equipment trailer and 10,000 lb dump trailer. Previously, I used a 1200 lb WDH.
I just hauled a load of pavers (a gross combined weight of just over 20,000 lbs) with 11,600 lbs on the trailer axles. I had 1400 lbs of tongue weight (used a scale to measure). The one-way trip was traveled on a two-lane highway crossing over five 5,000 ft mountain passes. Excellent hitch performance uphill and downhill through lots of tight curves.
The tension bars are easy to install / remove and they have great ground clearance. If it is necessary to adjust the hitch angle, the fine graduations for different hitch angles make it easy to get the exact angle needed.
Great product!
Great product arrives like it said it would. Fast delivery.
I really like the Reese Trunnion style weight distribution. It gives more clearance to the road than round-bar kits.
I appreciate the fact that the bars are available in different spring rates for different tongue loads. I dial my front axle load restoration (FALR) exactly to 100% and having a variety of spring rates makes this possible.
Not a whole lot to say about this product. It's works very well for us without any issue. Only complaint I have is not really product-related: The pipe used for lifting the bars into position is a tad longer than I wish it was. Reason being is that occasionally I need to have that bar completely vertical to get the chain on the trailer prior to lifting. The entire unit sits so low sometimes I have to cheat the system by choosing a link with less lifting power... then do the other side... then come back and to it all over again. Just a hassle and yes, i know I can just cut the bar with a cutoff wheel, but I just have not got to it yet.
Items arrived very quickly. Setup instructions were very clear. Would highly recommend Reese WD Hitch for all your heavy towing needs.
Dave S.
6/24/2018
We are about to make our second long haul pulling our 8000lb travel trailer. Our Reese hitch makes all the difference between nail bitting and a relaxed trip. Still 5 stars
Excellent web sight, I am a purchasing manager for a manufacturing firm and this sight is one of the best, very easy,
Product was delivered in good condition, one day late due to weather, but I was notified of the delivery change in advance!
Thanks, will be ordering more.
Works great. Using on a 14000 lb. tag along trailer behind a dually pickup. Takes up the slop in the hitch so the ride is better.
It was just like it was described. Came in perfect condition, fast delivery, no problems. I'll order again from etrailer.com.... They have what you need and want, beats shopping around all over town and the internet...
Customer service was outstanding during the ordering process, hitch arrived as website indicated. Best price anywhere I could find. Thanks etrailer!
Huge difference over the old undersized hitch
Very strong. Allowed me to pull an 11,000lb trailer.
Total on-line purchase. Purchase went smoothly, product arrive quickly and complete. Nice job. Looking to make additional purchases.
The product came as described in the listing. I'm happy with it overall.
Bill D.
3/31/2016
Perfect, towing a 28 long, 13 3 tall 17k trailer, and no sway or issues at all.
Quality, Ordering quick and simple quick delivery
I am still waiting on some back ordered items, but other than that service was fine
Great products at a great price.
Arrived and reasonable time and in good condition
Looks real heavy duty. Exactly what I needed.
Thoroughly torture tested between 7500 lb camper and 10500 lb trailerable a houseboat. Bought the anti-sway cams separately off [online] due to availability. Combined as a system, this stopped anti-sway and saved my butt during a hard downpour rain and side winds. The cams were the difference in pulling off to get to safety vs laying on the side of road upside down like some 18 wheeliers.
Yes, its expensive. No, you dont buy another one unless you sell it with the camper / trailer.
Had these installed by a dealer and drove a few hours to a campsite this spring. Only the second time driving a camper and first time on a major highway. White knuckle ride for the first half hour then realized the camper wasn't swaying or rocking and started to relax. Coming home two days later I started out relaxed and enjoyed the drive....even passed a truck!
After a slight modification to my trailer (brackets fit a 2.5 inch frame; mine was 3 inches), this hitch fit perfectly and works great. Now I can tow a 3 ton tractor without worrying about putting too much strain on my rear axle.
Also impressed with etrailer.com's service - the hitch arrived much sooner than expected. Will definitely be doing business on this site again.
This was my first encounter with etrailer and I have to say it was hands down the best service I have ever received! Really.. And no I don't work for etrailer!!!!!! We use to live in a country where good service was just a way of life. Today, lets face it, service is terrible! But not etrailer.. I placed an order for this product online and selected the normal shipping method by ground. I immediately got the normal email "thank you for your order". But then I got another email from an actual person, George.. George let me know the product was in their distribution facility and will ship in 24-48 hours.. To my surprise, the order shipped the same day and I received another email from a Frank stating they took the liberty of upgrading my shipping to 3 to 5 days express shipping instead of the normal 5 to 7 days at no charge to me! So my response to this was "wow great service thank you!".. Again to my surprise I received an email from a Nikki who thanked me for my positive feedback. On a side note can you believe, they actually put their direct phone with extension along their email address on the bottom of their emails so you can actually get in touch with them? I didn't think this type of stellar service existed anymore.. Kudos to etrailer.. Ok, I think I almost forgot to write about the actual product.. The product was made very well, hooked up with no issues, and when I had questions on adjustments, you guessed it, i called and emailed folks at etrailer and they actually helped me!!!! They could have sent me a box of cracker jacks and I would have given then an excellent review! :) Keep up the great work etrailer... I won't shop anywhere else for my trailer needs..
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Arizona S.
9/26/2019
Wonderful. Make sure to keep your trunnions greased.