Need to Buy First Hitch

[Kevin D Pem]

A ball from Uhaul? Who knew? I didn't. Thank you! This is all good info and we were looking at Curt contraption that said 8000 to 10,000 pounds. I assume that means they really intend it to pull up to the limit. Thank you for all the advice. Best wishes!

The hitch is rated for 10000# and the spring bars work best between 8000# and 10000# is how I interpret your numbers.

So you know, I think that the curt and harbor freight wdh are name plate branded China sourced hitches.
I didn't say they are bad or I would not own one.

One more thing! I like the saying " an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure " in this case it is a two edge sword. If you take caution with loading your rig you will not need sway control.
If you have loaded wrong sway control will do no good.
I won't use sway bars because I feel (justified or not), the device stresses the tow vehicles frame in ways it was not designed to handle. Do your own research.

 

[SJBaily]

The hitch is rated for 10000# and the spring bars work best between 8000# and 10000# is how I interpret your numbers.

So you know, I think that the curt and harbor freight wdh are name plate branded China sourced hitches.
I didn't say they are bad or I would not own one.

One more thing! I like the saying " an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure " in this case it is a two edge sword. If you take caution with loading your rig you will not need sway control.
If you have loaded wrong sway control will do no good.
I won't use sway bars because I feel (justified or not), the device stresses the tow vehicles frame in ways it was not designed to handle. Do your own research.

Again, thank you for the info. All very helpful.