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    Posted: 18 Aug 2019 at 11:25pm
I too use a Fastway e2-600 lbs tongue weight square bar(which might be a bit overkill) with towing with my Tacoma truck and have been very pleased with it's performance. The key to setting it up is to get the trailer and truck level.
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I like my Equalizer. It works well with my 2011 Tacoma and 2018 rPod 180.
Night and day difference from the standard ball hitch.
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Well guys I finally fixed the WDH. The hitch was not adjusted right. Set back too far. I added a Reese antis way bar and it is perfect now. Thanks for the help
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Jul 2019 at 5:03pm
Originally posted by GlueGuy


Originally posted by Babysaph

I ama newbie and need help for a wdh with sway control towing an Rpod 189 with my Toyota Tacoma. 
The Fastway E2-600 is a good choice. This is the "round bar" version.
It also comes in a trunnion style, which is a little more expensive.
We have the round bar, and it works great.


Ditto.
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Jul 2019 at 9:22pm
Originally posted by mcarter

That seems low. My 178, not overloaded is at 380.

+1. 

279 is basically the same as the 281 lbs listed as tongue weight on the FR website for the 189. That number would be for a dry trailer, no water in any tanks or in the water heater, no battery, and nothing in the trailer at all.  Its hard to see how that could be the actual tongue weight of a loaded trailer unless maybe the gray water tank was full or there was some other really heavy stuff loaded aft of the axle? 

If that number is right then its understandable that you have sway as the empty weight of a 189 without any options , batteries, water, or other stuff is listed as 2792. A/C, battery, and water in the water heater alone are going to add a couple hundred lbs, so you would be about 9% tongue weight or less. 
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May be low but that is what Forest River says it weighs. Seems to me if I'm weighing what I put in the trailer that would change fron trip to trip. 
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That seems low. My 178, not overloaded is at 380.
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Originally posted by Babysaph

My tongue weight for my trailer is 279 lbs. I guess I need 400
Is that calculated or measured? 

What is the full-up weight of the trailer? Multiply that by 0.11 to get an idea what it should be.

For example, for a gross trailer weight of 3850, the tongue should be "around" 423 lbs.
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My tongue weight for my trailer is 279 lbs. I guess I need 400
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Greetings:
Do a little research online.  WDH come in several configurations.  The torsion bar type using chains require you to disconnect the bars before backing up, and are priced a little lower.  Other types use bars that slide back and forth or like my EAZ-LIFT Recurve R3 has a hitch that swivels.  They all work, I liked this design the best.  

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