Recommended Weight Distribution System for 2006 Hummer H3 Towing 2016 KZ Escape Camper  

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The key to choosing the right weight distribution/sway control (WD/SC) system for your camper trailer is to know its fully-loaded, road-ready tongue weight (TW). To the trailer's actual measured TW you'll add the weight of anything that sits in the Hummer behind the rear axle, say a cooler or generator, as this will add to the effective TW the system will see.

The easiest method for measuring TW is a scale like the # e99044 but other methods are outlined in the linked article.

Once you know your total effective TW you can choose a system with the right amount of stiffness to shift some of that TW forward to the H3's front axle, but without being so stiff that it leads to weird handling from the camper. Ideally your total TW will fall right near the middle of the operating range for the system you select.

Since your camper's dry hitch weight is 340-lbs, when loaded you're likely to be in the range of 550 to 600-lbs so we'll use this for our example. Using the link provided click on your TW figure to see systems that are suitable. For a 600-lb TW the Reese Strait-Line # RP66083 would be a great choice. The trunnion style bars provide better ground clearance than round bar systems like the Pro Series # PS49583 that you referenced. All you need to add to the Reese system is a hitch ball with a 1-1/4-inch diameter shank, part # A-90 for a 2-inch or part # 19286 for a 2-5/16-inch ball.

expert reply by: Adam R

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