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    Posted: 15 Jun 2018 at 9:20pm
Thanks all, we purchased the 94-00-0600 6000lbs unit from Amazon tonight.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 12:33pm
My understanding was that being "over distributed" was just as bad as being "under distributed". I talked to etrailer.com and Fastway and they both said the 600 was the right one for the R-pod, the 1000 is too much.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 9:05pm
I tow with an Equalizer hitch that clamps on. 600 lb bars.   No warranty issues can be raised since no frame drilling. No sway and distributes weight nicely. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2018 at 9:22am
Hi there, I'm new to the forum and Rpods but have had trailers in the past. I just purchased a 180 also out here in the Portland OR area and the dealer said I SHOULD have sway bars set up as part of my hitch because of the high winds we sometimes get in the Columbia Gorge for example but also on I5 freeway. Did the dealer mean because they were old or not the right kind they could void the warranty? That's the only thing I can think of that might make sense...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2018 at 10:06am
I bought my Pod used so I never had a warranty, but I'm pretty sure the issue is that for some weight distributing hitches and/or sway bars, one has to drill or weld the frame of the trailer.  I can believe that could be the warranty issue and it's probably what was meant.

The Equilizer WDH doesn't require drilling or welding, thereby getting around the issue.  The Fastway I have is very similar.  They both provide very good sway control in addition to weight distribution.

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