New tow vehicle questions - Event Date: 31 Oct 2018 - 10 Nov 2018

Never seen a hitch scale, sounds cool. If you want to know your hitch weight and don't have a Sherline or an F250 with a hitch scale and you don't want to mess around with the bathroom scale teeter totter method, there is an easy way if you have access to a commercial scale. Drive your tow vehicle over the scale, get the weight. Go get your trailer, (leave the wdh untensioned) and tow it to the scale. Roll the TV on the scale leaving the trailer axle off and get the weight. The difference is your tongue weight. I use the scale down at our county waste transfer station. Accurate to 10 lbs each measurement so the difference is accurate to 20 lbs. 

Thanks, looks like a great ad on, cheaper than a Sherline and always available. I'll have to measure my wdh and see if it fits in the available space. 

Even the 10K lbs one is enough for two rpods... My issue is I have a Reese Pro wdh which has its trunnion bar engagement under the ball so it would be a tight fit. I like it though, thanks guys. 

Totally agree with you crankster.  My 1994 F-150 4x4 is similar: 8 foot bed and standard cab with the same 144" wheelbase (but I got you beat on mileage at 320,000 miles and hopefully on deer kills - 31, and deer 'hits'- - -  too many to count). No issues towing encountering sway.  I will admit you probably carry more weight on your truck, as mine has been on a 'weight loss' program for the last 8 years due to severe rust.  Our 2011 F-150 4x4 is a supercab and a 6.5 foot bed, again, no sway ever encountered.  Same goes for our 2013 Explorer 2WD.  BUT on our 2008 Explorer 4x4 we could never get above 40 mph without severe trailer sway.  In fact on our maiden voyage going on our first camp out we turned around after 15 miles and brought it home, too much sway, nearly lost control of it at 40 mph, bummer for us, but after getting home purchased an anti-sway bar link and never had a problem again.  In summation, to agree with you, length of wheelbase plays a huge part in the 'sway' issue.

Hi Jato, I started another thread today on trailer and tongue weights vs. sway, can you let me know (preferably on that thread for continuity) what your trailer weights were when you encountered sway (if you know them), or if not, what you had on board (I can probably calc it pretty close from that)? I think you carry a full fresh water tank right? One battery or two? One propane or two? thanks!