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geewizard
Senior Member Joined: 16 Apr 2017 Location: Spokane Online Status: Offline Posts: 347 |
Topic: Ball Mount Question Posted: 27 Nov 2020 at 7:23am |
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SkeeterPod11
Newbie Joined: 28 Oct 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2020 at 3:44pm |
The Anderson “No-Sway” Hitches do look a little more user friendly. Higher price. But not a deal breaker. Anyone else have any experience with Anderson hitches appose to other WDH such as e2 or curt..?
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 463 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2020 at 4:02pm |
I have the Anderson and like it. I haven't used any of the others to compare though. It is supposedly lighter (which was a thing for me) and the customer service has been great. A year and a half on and the pin bent. When I called them they said they had redesigned the plate and sent me the new part for free.
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Julie
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2654 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2020 at 5:20pm |
The only one I know who has used more than one kind of WDH is StephenH. For me (and most others I would assume) after I got and used the E2, there was no compelling reason to switch. It works, I think it's pretty simple to setup and use. Done.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2020 at 6:13pm |
I use the Reese pro wdh with independently
adjustable sway control. It take a couple extra minutes to hitch up but to me it’s well worth it to be able to adjust the sway control separately from the wdh. There are times when I like little or no sway control (slick roads, windy mountain roads) while leaving my wdh tension unchanged. With many systems you don’t get that choice. |
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SkeeterPod11
Newbie Joined: 28 Oct 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2020 at 6:34pm |
My 2021 Tacoma SX comes with electric sway control build. Do you like this will conflict with a sway control that is part of the WDH..?
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2020 at 7:34pm |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 28 Nov 2020 at 4:09am |
It’s an interesting question.
It’s possible that the two could interact depending on what sway control system you have. I understand for example that Blueox wdh/sway control comes with a warning to shut off TSC. Blueox is not a friction based sway control system, it uses tension in the wdh spring arms to apply torque to the trailer to straighten it out. Think of it as a dynamic sway control where the trailer sway is being controlled by two springs, one on each side. In comparison straight friction bar sway control dampens trailer side to side motion passively. So, conceivably TSC trying to actively operate your truck brakes on either side one at a time could get out of phase with the action of the blue ox spring bars and make the sway oscillation worse. A passive friction sway system with no spring action couldn’t do that. So my recommendation would be to get a wdh with friction based sway control and leave your TSC engaged. Sway control systems are all secondary to having a properly loaded trailer to begin with. That means having at least 10, preferably 11-12 percent of the trailer total weight on the tongue under all load conditions, so that the trailer center of gravity is well forward of the trailer axle. When the c of g is too far aft the trailer wants to swap ends when you hit the brakes or get a crosswind. The only way to know that is to weigh it. Check out this video: https://youtu.be/i2fkOVHAC8Q |
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