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Weight distribution hitches
May 22nd, 2014 at 12:16am
 
Anyone use these on their boat trailer?
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Reply #1 - May 22nd, 2014 at 5:13am
 
We use one on my parents travel trailer.  But if you have surge brakes you cannot use one as it will prohibit the brakes from working.
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Reply #2 - May 22nd, 2014 at 8:11am
 
Did you happen to read that article that was posted on OSO? I have been wanting to convert to EOH for sure, not sure about WD systems though. I guess it cannot hurt.
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Reply #3 - May 22nd, 2014 at 9:52am
 
JC wrote on May 22nd, 2014 at 12:16am:
Anyone use these on their boat trailer?



Changed over to EoH a couple years ago, now I will use the WD hitch.  Not because of the brake change, one may get a WD hitch that works with surge brakes. However I did get a solid new coupler welded on, no more surge in any type fashion.

Turns out my tongue weight is a little over what I should be running on the Tundra without a WD Hitch.  (500 lbs)  Will put WD on this weekend and will tow back to Houston for the Outlaw Challenge. I will try to remember to report back, the difference without and with WD hitch.


Using a WD Hitch is supposed to control sway better than conventional hitches, there are different levels of a WD Hitch that one may go.  WD Hitch with double sway control arms with the spring bars is the top of the line.

Of course I use one with the Travel Trailer (29') also, but it does see the road time the boat will this year.  Normally with the TT it goes from storage about a 1/4 mile away on the same property to the campsite. I don't bother to even put spring bars on for such a short trip, but the truck sags like  old granny boobs.  lol
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Reply #4 - May 22nd, 2014 at 5:38pm
 
Jay Gadsby wrote on May 22nd, 2014 at 8:11am:
Did you happen to read that article that was posted on OSO? I have been wanting to convert to EOH for sure, not sure about WD systems though. I guess it cannot hurt.


Yeah, I saw the article abt financial responsibility and WD hitches.
It was an eye opener abt how a greedy lawyer can take everything from you if your involved in an accident and not "properly equipped".

Those tow ratings you see advertised for pick-ups are very deceiving. From what I gathered, if your boat+trailer weighs over 6000 lbs, you supposed to have a WD hitch (unless you have a gooseneck).
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Reply #5 - May 22nd, 2014 at 8:53pm
 
I am just going to convert to a gooseneck Smiley I have the hitch and such already lol.

Check this beast out. More than my 28 footer needs, but it is a bad ass trailer.

http://www.browardtrailer.net/BCG_Xcelerator_Gallery.html
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Reply #6 - May 23rd, 2014 at 12:02pm
 
Wow that is one heck of a trailer!
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