Recommended Weight Distribution System for a 7,500 lbs Trailer  

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I would be happy to! For your 7,518 lbs trailer you will want to confirm your total tongue weight before purchasing a hitch.

Total tongue weight is the tongue weight of your fully loaded and ready to tow trailer plus the weight of any cargo behind the rear axle of your tow vehicle. The easiest way to get an accurate tongue weight measurement is with a tongue weight scale like item # e99044 but there are other methods outlined in the included help article I linked below.

Tongue weight is typically 10-15% of the trailer weight so with a 7,518 lbs trailer you should expect to see 750 lbs - 1125 lbs tongue weight if you are loading your trailer to the full capacity.

Unless you are on the higher end of the tongue weight range, I recommend the Fastway e2 Weight Distribution w/ 2-Point Sway Control item # FA92-00-1000. This system is great for trailer's that have tongue weights within the range of 600 lbs - 1,000 lbs.

If you are on the higher end of the tongue weight range you will need to step up to the Fastway e2 Weight Distribution w/ 2-Point Sway Control item # FA92-00-1200 which works with total tongue weights between 800-1200lbs.

These hitches do not include a hitch ball so you will also need 2" hitch ball item # A-90 or 2-5/16" hitch ball item # 19286.

I do recommend sticking with a Fastway e2 hitch as they are very solid hitches for the price, and the built in 2-point sway control does a great job at keeping your trailer going straight down the road. The Curt TruTrack item # C17501 you were looking at would be way over capacity. On top of that the sway control in the e2 systems is much better.

expert reply by: Jerred H

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