dbdragracing

Yeah I definitely want a good hitch...is the Equal-I-zer junk? The few reviews I read sounded good. Plus this dealer carries them and is willing to throw it in/set it up. Thanks.

smurfs_of_war

Equal-i-zer is far from junk. It was my first choice, but availability in Canada was almost nil.
I'd invest in the lube for the bars too- it will quiet it down a bit

Firedaniel

I have the Equalizer hitch. Its one of the best on the RV forums. Works great

dbdragracing

Good to hear! They have it in stock and said they would show me how to set it up. Now hopefully the truck likes this camper! I'm going to give it until Monday and then I think I'm going to pull the trigger!

smurfs_of_war

Awesome! Happy camping my friend!

Boulevard

Equalizer is a big company and they do make really good stuff, maybe not for me stuff but still really good stuff. The also make bargain priced stuff. Buy the good stuff and be happy.


If the dealer is throwing in a high quality equal-iz-er that look no further. I strongly urge that you learn up on how to set these things up so that you can make adjustments either on the road or at home. My hitch needed a few pulls in order to take a 'set' so yours probably will as well.

tll

Our Starcraft (see signature for trailer and truck) is 32.5 ft long and the loaded weight is about 7500 lbs. I have a 1000 lb Equal-I-Zer hitch and it works very well. It did take a few trips to get it dialed in just right, and every trailer seems to have a "just right" so it takes a little work. We pulled it 4000 miles out west last summer through the Dakotas, Wyoming and Montana. Lots of mountains, up to 10,000 ft over the Beartooth southern pass. Truck was working hard, but it did everything I needed it to do. Our trailer is quite tall, pulling down the road the truck rarely hits 6th gear. Pushing it past 65 seems to be making the truck work too hard, but then the trailer tires max out at 65 mph anyway. Expect gas mileage to suck. Best I got on the mentioned trip was 9.5 mpg, and I find that about typical compared to other trips, sometimes it closer to 8 mpg. Our trailer is 12' high to the top of the air conditioner, about 1' higher than most trailers. This probably hurts the mileage.

dbdragracing

Thanks for the info...nice setup!

ecobeest

I hauled ten's of thousands of miles through all sorts of weather with my equal-I-zer hitches. FANTASTIC gear! If I ever went to a TT again I'd have another in a heartbeat.

smokeywren

Reese, Husky, Curt and most other weight-distributing manufacturers make "economy" hitches as well as the Reese Strait-Line and Husky Centerline. But Equal-I-Zer makes only one hitch, and it's a good one. Ancient design, but works well.


The right Equal-I-Zer hitch will have tongue weight capacity of at least 15% of the GVWR of the tandem-axle TT. So for a TT with GVWR of 7,500 pounds, you want the 1,200 pound Equal-I-Zer hitch, which has tongue weight capacity to handle the max 1,125 pounds of tongue weight that trailer could have when loaded for bear. If the dealer tries to install a hitch with less than 1,125 pounds of tongue weight capacity, turn it down, and insist on the hitch with the 1,200-pound spring bars.


Unlike Reese and others, you cannot simply replace the spring bars with heavier-duty spring bars on an Equal-I-Zer hitch. So if your Equal-I-Zer hitch is too light-duty, your only option is to buy a new hitch rated for 1,200 pounds tongue weight (12,000 pounds max trailer weight.)