molverson

This was definitely a primary factor in my decision to buy the ProPride. I have almost $100k tied up in the rig. Considering how many trips we take each year and the miles we plan to put on it, I don't mind spending less than 3% of that to make sure we get the best possible towing experience. With this rationale, price wasn't a factor for me.

I don't disagree, if you study the numbers (like i did) and have plenty of cushion built into your calculations a ProPride or Hensley isn't necessary. To me it's like saying back-up cameras and GPS isn't necessary. I can use mirrors and maps to get where i want to go... I just don't want to.

JDCoon

Update: Got the new 24' car hauler, loaded the truck and golf cart on it . Total weight was roughly 7800 lbs. Installed the Equalizer 14000 lb WDH with 800 tongue weight. It made a HUGE difference. This was my first WDH and it made me a believer. The truck towed like at dream at 75-80 mph.

Gene K

Equalizer did a good job with my 2015 F150 pulling a 7000 lb Enclosed Car Hauler. Nothing wrong with it for your application.

Most WDH work and work well if used in the proper application. A Propride or Hensley has its place and so does a Budget WDH from Harbor Freight. Much rather see a Harbor Freight WDH with single sway than nothing on a S-Blazer with a 4500 lb Camper.

smokeywren

Bottom line is that any of the affordable high-end WD hitches, when properly installed and adjusted, will do a good job of weight distribution and sway control for 99% of sway-causing conditions. Affordable high-end WD hitches include the Equal-I-Zer, Blue Ox SwayPro. Reese Strait-Line, and Husky CenterLine HD 31390. The Pullrite WD hitch is also a good one, but it is installed on the tow vehicle instead of the trailer. Almost as good as those five are the Husky "economy" Centerline TS, the Curt TruTrac., and the Reese Steadi-Flex. If a hitch uses "sway bars", instead of built-in sway control, then it's a cheap hitch and you should not consider it. For example, Reese makes cheap hitches like the Reese ProSeries, decent hitches such as the Reese Steadi-Flex and dual-cam, as well as the high-end Strait-Line.

If 99% is not good enough for you, then you can pay a lot more for a Hensley ProPride or Hensley Arrow and increase that to about 99.99%. If you have ever experienced uncontrollable trailer sway, then you'll pay a lot to be sure it never happens again. That's why I have a ProPride on my TT. But I "get by" with a Strait-Line on my cargo trailer, then avoid towing that trailer under extreme sway-causing conditions. You can move the ProPride from one trailer to another, but it's a royal PITA, so I just leave it installed on the TT.

Note that the ProPride is the newest Hensley design WD hitch, and the Hensley Arrow Is the original design from way back when. Jim Hensley, the designer of both, now sells the ProPride and somebody else now sells the Arrow. If I'm going to spend $2,840 for a Hensley no-sway hitch, it's going to be the new ProPride and not the original Arrow. https://www.propridehitch.com/propri...control-hitch/

Full disclosure: I found my ProPride on Craig's List, and didn't pay anywhere near $2,840 for it.

JDCoon

I pulled my new 24' trailer empty with out the trailer brakes not working. It was absolutely miserable to the point I had the dealer pricing out a f250 while they were turning on the brake control module. I went ahead and set up the WDH just as the instructions said and used my race car scales to get an accurate tongue weight. With all that we towed the 8k lbs with ease and enjoyment.

I talked to the owner of the dealership and told him how muched it helped, he admitted him or his salesman never really knew much about them. Think he may offer them to buyers of new f150s.