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SwayPro® Weight Distributing Hitch
Imagine this: you and your family have loaded your travel trailer and are heading to your vacation destination. On the road, you are about to pass an 18-wheeler. As the truck passes, your trailer begins to sway back and forth or fishtail. If you have ever experienced this, you know how scary it can be and that maintaining control can be quite difficult. Trailer sway is one of the main causes of accidents involving trailers and, for many people, it is the reason they put their trailer away for good after only a few trips. The good news is that, with the use of our hitch, the SwayPro, you can prevent sway in any type of weather.
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Why Do You Need a Weight Distributing Hitch?
A weight distribution hitch does just what the name says — it evenly
distributes the weight of your payload. It works by using adjustable
spring bars and tension to distribute the load of the trailer tongue to
the trailer and the tow vehicle axles.
What Does Trailer Tongue Weight Mean?
The tongue weight is the static force the trailer tongue exerts on
the hitch ball. For instance, if a 2,000-pound conventional trailer is
loaded with 1,000 pounds of cargo, the proper tongue weight of the
loaded trailer should be between 300 and 450 pounds, or 10-15 percent of
the loaded 3,000 pound total. A tongue scale will confirm actual tongue
weight.
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