What's the tounge weight on your trailer? I don't plan on adding one on mine. My wife wants to take it when I'm traveling. It's too difficult for her to pry the bars on.Our trailer is 3800# loaded. When my XLT, PB, screw 6.5 box comes, I don’t plan on using an anti sway bar. I do plan on an WD Hitch though.
we have the same build week
Thanks
I try to even out the load.
Here is my trailer:
Thank you, I've been trailering for about 40 years. Boats up to 12k lb to 3k lb enclosed trailers. I was surprised that the Ford salesperson who has years of experience told me I didn't need a anti-sway control other that the built in. In the recent 4 years I have not done any trailering with a vehicle that had built in sway control. I have looked at the friction devices and will put one on since it's easy for my wife to attach. Thank you for your help.I want to start off by saying this is just my opinion. Towing anything behind your vehicle has the potential to increase the risk of a accident. Especially if not done correctly. My first advise would be to talk to a qualified person, preferably face to face. Your salesman at the dealership is typically not that person. With that said, I have been towing with my trucks since I was 18 years old (48 now) and have many thousands of miles under my belt. Everything from campers, horse trailers, car trailers and dump trailers.
The biggest thing in your post that concerned me is " I won't need an anti-sway hitch since anti-sway control is built into the truck.. " I believe this is wrong and NOT what the engineers at Ford intended. I consider it a last line of defense in accident prevention. It is not meant to replace a mechanical anti sway system on your hitch.
Second, while 3300 pounds isn't a tremendous amount of weight, that's not the determining factor of whether you need a anti sway bar or not. It is mostly determined on HOW that weight is distributed on what you are hauling. For example is it top heavy? Is the weight centered over the axles? How much tongue weight do you have? I have seen 500 pound lawnmowers on a lightweight trailer flipped off on the side of the interstate because they started swaying (fishtailing) until it broke loose.
So talk to knowledgeable people, use your best judgment and take extra precautions. The last thing you want is to have a trailer sway issue on that trip that causes you to lose control, putting yourself and others safety at risk.
If it helps, the below picture is what I run on all my trailers that don't require a WDH (weight distribution hitch). That one is 55 bucks on Amazon. Cheap insurance.
Nice trailer
Yes but not worried about going near 500 LBs with this trailer. Wind is always a factor in New England.
Here's another opinion, because I know you want one.
If you crawl on your back and look up at your hitch there is a sticker on there from Ford. It probably says, If you have less than 500 pounds on your hitch.... weight distribution is NOT needed. I believe it will also have a number like *1200 or 1500 you can put on your hitch if you are using weight distribution. (Of course payload and other #s reduce these hitch #s)
Your specs say 350 pounds.
But, I know you asked about anti-sway.
I guess my only concern would be perhaps severe winds?
somebody once told me if my trailer ever starts to get out of control, Slide the brake control lever over and hit the brakes on the trailer.
*This is not advice.
It's another opinion for you to mull over. ?
