WD hitches - Event Date: 07 Nov 2016 - 01 Dec 2016

Weekend Warrior, Please don't extrapolate your experience with a truck towing to people towing with other vehicles. I am sure that the tow characteristics of your Chevy Colorado with the diesel is different than that of Steve 911 with a Toyota Highlander or than mine with our Ford Escape.

The advice you offer at the end is valid, regardless of whether someone uses a plain ball hitch, a ball hitch with a friction stabilizer, or a WD hitch with stabilization. For my part, I limit the speed to 60 mph, mainly because the AeroPlus instructions say that I should  do so to prevent damage to it. Our mileage is better also for doing so. As for the locking lever, one way to make sure that the hitch is properly connected is to try to lift the hitch and back of the TV attached with it. For me, this happens when I raise it up to put the bars on our Equal-i-zer hitch. I always use a lock and then I always cross the chains.

Thanks everyone for your responses.  

Our TV is a Tundra with 5.7L engine and tow package including integrated anti-sway.  We've used the E2 600# round bar from the get-go with, first, our 171 and, now, our 180.  Yes, I've towed both without the bars (to/from a dealer about 10 highway miles away) and I wasn't nearly as comfortable as when I'm using the bars.  Speeds without were around 60; any faster and I could see "wiggling" plus passing semis was a noticeable experience.  With the bars, the TV and trailer were as one unit.  My typical highway speeds are around 62-63 in 5th (6-spd tranny).  IMHO, the 600# size E2 is definitely the sweet spot for RPods.

We pull our 179 with a 2012 Highlander V6 2WD with tow package and after first using an EazLift WDH and separate sway bar, we switched to the Fastway E2, which replaced both. We're using the 600/6000 round bar model and love it! My wife hated setting up with the old WDH, but she's commented several times how easy the E2 is to set up.

Tongue weight is going to greatly depend on what you have on the tongue in the way of propane tanks and batteries. We're still using a single 20-lb tank, but we're running dual 6V golf cart batteries. Each of those batteries is heavier than the single battery that came with the Pod, so battery weight more than doubled with the switch.

I have to raise the BS flag here. Hundreds or more owners use the 600/6000 class WDHs on Pods and similarly weighted trailers. True the larger 1000/10000 hitches are overkill, uncomfortable, and maybe stressing, but the 600/6000 class is very satisfactory for Pods. Remember that when you add two propane tanks, dual batteries, some water in the WH and three tanks, and all your personal stuff you will be pushing up toward the 3500# axle rating. Keeping at the 10-15% tongue weight rule you will well within the E2 range. If you want a truth check, load the camper for normal camping and weigh the tongue. You will be surprised. I don't know who you spoke to at the Progressive, but others have gotten very different advice from the same source.