R-pod Owners Forum : Weight Equalizer Hitch https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Weight Equalizer Hitch Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:34:54 +0000 Sat, 16 May 2026 19:46:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=16435 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Weight Equalizer Hitch : Yes, 15 years towing our 2011... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=16435&PID=155530#155530 Author: jato
Subject: 16435
Posted: 16 May 2026 at 7:46pm

Yes, 15 years towing our 2011 177 using a basic Curt friction bar over 53,000+ miles through blizzards, sleet, hail, thunderstorms, and cross winds in excess of 25 mph without incident.  Tow vehicles have included over the years and in order: '94 F-150 5.0L V-8,manual shift, '08 Explorer front wheel drive 4.0L, V-6 '13 Explorer front wheel drive 3.5L V-6, '11 F-150 5.0L V-8, and since 2020 a '17 F-150 3.5 V-6 with ecoboost.  Really enjoyed the Explorers but wanted a bit more storage for when we go on month long trips boondocking for the most part.  The big thing you want to remember is to have at least 10% of the total loaded weight of your 171 on the a-frame (tongue).  Our 177 fully loaded with 36 gallons of water and prepped for a 30 day excursion weighs in at 2940 lbs.  The minimum tongue weight (10% would be 294 lbs. on the tongue.  I carry a Sherline tongue weight scale (current cost around $165 for a 0-1000# scale) and it reads 340# so I am at 11.6%, well over the minimum 10%, hence, no problems with sway.]]> Sat, 16 May 2026 19:46:39 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=16435&PID=155530#155530 Weight Equalizer Hitch : Thanks for the repoly.IS anyone... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=16435&PID=155529#155529 Author: kevinkirk51
Subject: 16435
Posted: 16 May 2026 at 2:40pm

Thanks for the repoly. 
IS anyone towing without equalizer hitch . have a rpod 171 and a new 1500 truck 4x4
]]> Sat, 16 May 2026 14:40:05 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=16435&PID=155529#155529 Weight Equalizer Hitch : What you need for your wayward... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=16435&PID=155494#155494 Author: gpokluda
Subject: 16435
Posted: 04 May 2026 at 2:16pm

What you need for your wayward 17 is an anti-sway bar like this: https://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Distribution-Hitch/CURT/17200.html?feed=npn&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=11229265674&gbraid=0AAAAAD_vMtkfndD2i950l4YLqmz9qzEJq&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh-HPBhCIARIsAC0p3cdc31bSLdjrFwbPalJMHUHoUNOE9eTfq77tb7sCspJNGr6bPXeLwvoaAlPbEALw_wcB. 

A weight distribution hitch levels the the rig, trailer and tow vehicle, by distributing weight. Some have anti-sway built into them and some will not.  
]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 14:16:23 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=16435&PID=155494#155494 Weight Equalizer Hitch : Does anyone use one of these with... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=16435&PID=155493#155493 Author: kevinkirk51
Subject: 16435
Posted: 04 May 2026 at 1:01pm

Does anyone use one of these with an Rpod 17. I have towed it some and it can search for a path it seems like. Will a hitch solve that problem. 

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