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    Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 6:08pm
Originally posted by rickwxi



HI, well, we have the r-pod 177 and am pulling it with a 2001 Ford Ranger XLT four wheel drive witht the 4.0C V-6 engine. I do have Air bag overloads installed and run about 35 lb of air in them. I pull the r-pod without the sway bar, just the hitch. seems to pull just fine, sometimes I don't even know I am pulling it, except when I look in the mirrors.
 
Oregon has a  lot of mountains to pull and it does a good job. We love the r-pod 177.
 
Note: Our r-pod is 18 feet long and weighs 2450 lbs empty.
 
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Hope your experience remains positive. After several "sway" epidodes we decided to get an Equalizer hitch. Have about 600 miles under our belt so far and NO sway. We like that !!

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HI, well, we have the r-pod 177 and am pulling it with a 2001 Ford Ranger XLT four wheel drive witht the 4.0C V-6 engine. I do have Air bag overloads installed and run about 35 lb of air in them. I pull the r-pod without the sway bar, just the hitch. seems to pull just fine, sometimes I don't even know I am pulling it, except when I look in the mirrors.
 
Oregon has a  lot of mountains to pull and it does a good job. We love the r-pod 177.
 
Note: Our r-pod is 18 feet long and weighs 2450 lbs empty.
 
Rick and Barb
 
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The Anderson's look nice but I have not found anyone yet using them as they are about 1 year old. They do have a 45 day trail you can use.



There is a lot !!! of debate on other forums about the Anderson hitch. A lot of it way over my head. Interesting to see in a few years how they hold up. 
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The Anderson's look nice but I have not found anyone yet using them as they are about 1 year old. They do have a 45 day trail you can use.
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I really like the look of the Anderson hitch. I looked at them too but in the end they were just to expensive for me. Also I did not know anyone running them. 
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We looked at Equalizer, E2, Anderson and Reese. We talked to people who have them all and did a lot of reading and scoured the user reviews. We were just about to buy the E2 hitch and then got a good price on the Equalizer (on-line) and deciced to go that route.

We had taken several trips in our 177 since buying it last October without any form of weight distribution or sway control. Not certain that weight distribution was an issue but we had SEVERAL nerve racking sway episodes due to high, gusting winds and a few times as we encountered oncoming semis.

Since adding the Equalizer a little over a week ago, we have now travelled around 1000 miles and have not experienced a single sway episode. We like that !

As for the Anderson (chain type) versus the Equalizer/E2 (bar type) I think it comes down to personal preference. My guess is that they all work as designed/specified. We chose the Equalizer because we believe it is the strongest hitch, has the best warranty AND is Made In America.

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I have been reading and watching thread as I'm also thinking about adding Sway / Weight to my camper.  Heading out to Morgantown WV going over the hills in Maryland we had a lot of sway at higher speeds.  I just started to look at the Anderson Weight Distribution Hitch as something different.  They use chains vs the bars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRoQ_yQZQwQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvM7mCnqmwo&feature=fvwrel

Not sure when I might jump on doing something but just started to look
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Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jul 2012 at 7:50am
Ok, thanks.
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...what he said !!

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Bolt on, no cutting or drilling.  There are two brackets that mount on the tongue, and the hitch itself requires some assembly.
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