Anti sway or Equalizer hitch ??

Originally posted by rpodcamper.com 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.

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.   Rick and Barb

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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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I'm brand new at RV'ing and towing, and just bought a 177. I'm towing it with a V6 Ford Escape, and had equalizer bars installed. My first trip down the highway my trailer was swaying side to side, so I pulled over and tightened the equalizer bars, and that made all the difference. Now it's much more stable, and I only notice a bit of movement when it's really windy (which I gather is normal). Lots to learn though, so I'm really happy this forum is available for new people like me!

My whole setup came from the dealer, so everything was set up for me by them. The adjustment I made only related to how tight I had the chains, I had them much too loose. So it was essentially like not having anything until I tightened them up. Scarey lesson to learn, now I know.

Originally posted by Seanl Originally posted by burge16 My whole setup came from the dealer, so everything was set up for me by them. The adjustment I made only related to how tight I had the chains, I had them much too loose. So it was essentially like not having anything until I tightened them up. Scarey lesson to learn, now I know. Okay you have a chain type of Weight Distribution Hitch. Most of them don't have built in sway control. Equalizer is a brand name that does not use chains and has built it sway control.  The picture below is of an E2 Hitch which has solid brackets on the frame of the trailer for the spring bars of the Weight Distribution hitch to sit on. (This is the same on the Equalizer) This provides 2 points of friction for sway control. The Equalizer has another two points of friction at the hitch head which dampens side to side motion.  Some chain type WDHs have a cam system for sway control that you can add. You can also add a sway bar. The down side to sway bars is they have to be removed when you are backing up the trailer. I hope that helps a little is explaining the different types of hitches.  This is a Reese Cam active Sway control system.