A poll on WDH w/sway control

We use an Anderson WD Hitch. It has WD and Sway control in one. Its nice and quite, can be used in reverse and easily adjusted to get exactly the right amount of drop.

After considering it for a long time and hesitating because of the price, I decided it was time to upgrade our hitch from the Equal-i-zer 4-point stabilization hitch to the Hensley Cub. There are pictures in my mods (see link in signature). The principle is that the main body of the hitch stays attached to the R-Pod with two bars keeping the body of the hitch locked tight so the hitch can't pivot on the ball. The hitch has a bar that is put in the TV's receiver and then is backed into an opening on the hitch. Then two cams lock two arms to hold the bar in place. The Hensley site has some good videos showing this process. The hitch is articulated in such a way that the trailer cannot induce sway. Any force on the trailer (large truck passing, for example) can't cause a pivot at the hitch ball, but the force gets transferred in a straight line which, in effect, makes the pivot point the front axle of the TV. However, the articulation makes it possible for the TV to initiate turning. Backing is easy as there is nothing to disconnect. An added bonus is that this hitch is virtually silent! I have not been able to hear any hitch noise with it, even when not using a hitch tightener like I had to do with the Equal-i-zer to reduce some of the clunking. Again, I refer you to the Hensley web site for videos illustrating this.

Hensley is having a special offer to introduce their Swift Arrow and Swift Cub models which use chains and snap-up brackets instead of jacks for the WD bars. However, I got the Hensley Cub with the jacks as with my arthritis, they are easier to work than the chains. The big test will start in about a week when we take off on an extended trip. I anticipate this will be the most relaxing trip yet as my short test drives were enough to let me know that it will work very well for us.

Installation was not the easiest, but once installed, the bar is the only part I need to handle regularly since the main body of the hitch stays attached to the R-Pod. That in itself is a big bonus as the Equal-i-zer was quite heavy.

Originally posted by riotkayak284 The Anderson looks very interesting. Which model did you get?

Originally posted by offgrid The geometry of the Anderson hitch bothers me. .... Not saying this hitch doesn't work but just that it works differently than most and depends on putting the chains, chain brackets and trailer A frame under quite a lot more tension than a conventional wdh does.

I will answer the question about "is it hard to connect/disconnect rv from camper" cause I didn't see it answered, maybe I missed it. I as most have the fastway E2 with square transfer bars. If you put them on the "hard" way. they are hard to connect/disconnect. Many new users don't realize that you should first secure the camper to the ball of the hitch, then jack the camper back up again. Theres two reasons to jack it back up. 1) this will make sure you are hooked correctly and the holding pin isn't wedge in between the ball and receiver. 2) this will make it so your transfer bars require absolutely zero effort to put on. You will NOT need the pry tool that comes with them. 3) The same is done to remove the bars. Jack the tongue up, remove the bars, then back down to unhook from the ball.