Just got a pod

Welcome and congratulations on your new POD! Wishing you much enjoyment!

Welcome and congratulations! I hope you have many years of enjoyment from and make many great memories with your 179.

My Ram 1500 is an 07 so it has leaf springs in the back.  I use a friction sway control which works pretty well.  I am considering a WD hitch because of the bouncing with bumps in the pavement.  I got new shocks and need new tires so we will see if that helps.  Use the Tow-haul gearing.  Don't pass a gas station.

With that truck, WD is your decision. However, I think you are being a bit short-sighted when it comes to sway control. It is something you don't need--until you do. Don't think that just because you have a full-size pickup and the R-Pod 179 tows well that you won't encounter a situation where it might make the difference between something scary and something deadly.

Sometimes, even WD with sway control won't be enough. I found that out this winter when I hit a combination of ice and a crosswind gusting to 40 mph. I just added a Hayes Sway-Master Electronic Sway Control to help with those situations. It is expensive, but much less expensive than what I am out of pocket so far from our accident.

The old proverb: "Better safe than sorry," seems to apply here.

Originally posted by Wepod Thanks for the reply's.  The dealer was just hitch up and go with the full size truck.  I do think I will look into a friction type sway control they are not too expensive I am not to keen on drilling the trailer frame though.  Are there any kinds that are bolt on with no drilling? Stephen,  are you the guy that jackknifed on I 80 near Green River Wy.   I traveled that stretch of road in November and encountered the same conditions you did jackknifed rigs all over the place.  Finally got off the interstate and traveled back roads to Green River and waited for things to warm up enough for the salt to work.   Funny thing is got about 20mi East of there and the road improved about 200% I think that county must not believe in clearing the roads.

I don't know the answer to no-drill sway control. Even the Hayes Sway-Master Electronic Sway Control I just installed (and will move if and when we need to get a new trailer) requires drilling holes to keep it in place. The only kind I know of would be something like the E2 or Equal-i-zer WD hitch with sway control.

Yes, I am that guy. I was told that Wyoming sands, but does not salt the roads. With what I saw, I can believe it. That stretch between Green River and the Utah border can be rough as we found out. We started out from Rock Springs, the roads were clear. Even though Green River and past Little America, they stayed clear. It was shortly after that that they started to show evidence of not being fully clear. However, it was 30 miles west of Green River where we hit the ice.