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Which Weight Distributing Hitch?

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Zulu Kono

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Just bought a '97 Dutchmen 26' TT.
Tow vehicle is a '96 Chevy K2500 Suburban with 7.4 vortec.
The trailer sits pretty high, like the axles were flipped.
The Suburban, otoh, is completely stock.
Super saggy at the hitch, so I'm planning to get a weight
distribution hitch for it, but there are so many different ones.
Any opinions on which brand is superior and why?
Thanks in advance!
 
If it’s just for leveling they are all pretty similar. Curt, husky, equalizer etc. Get what is on sale.

For a sway control approach maybe consider the husky centreline.

It’s been awhile since I have had one . We don’t currently use one with our little trailer.

Cheers.
 
Reese and Curt are brand names that have been around for a long time…. There must be a reason I would think? I’ve always used Reese myself….
 
Sounds like you would also benefit from a little suspension refresh on the tow vehicle, and if the axles were flipped, you might want to return the trailer to its original configuration. A WD hitch will help but it won’t cure “super saggy” and good geometry is the key to good handling when towing.
 
Thanks for the input.
Bought a Blue Ox SwayPro.
"Super saggy" is sort of an exaggeration.
The suspension's in good shape.
Mainly I need the ball higher and some of the
tongue weight distributed off the rear of the truck.
Here's a photo of right after I bought the camper.
I'll post another after the hitch is set up.

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Just bought a '97 Dutchmen 26' TT.
Tow vehicle is a '96 Chevy K2500 Suburban with 7.4 vortec.
The trailer sits pretty high, like the axles were flipped.
The Suburban, otoh, is completely stock.
Super saggy at the hitch, so I'm planning to get a weight
distribution hitch for it, but there are so many different ones.
Any opinions on which brand is superior and why?
Thanks in advance!
Super saggy can be fixed using an Air Lift air bag system, my tundra sagged and one I installed them it actualled towed like a dream? Also check your towing unit out to make sure it has a tow package or if it’s capable of towing your trailer!! Also take into account your towing unit is 26 years old maybe replacing the leaf springs and adding a helper spring will level it out??
 
Super saggy can be fixed using an Air Lift air bag system, my tundra sagged and one I installed them it actualled towed like a dream? Also check your towing unit out to make sure it has a tow package or if it’s capable of towing your trailer!! Also take into account your towing unit is 26 years old maybe replacing the leaf springs and adding a helper spring will level it out??
Airbags do nothing for weight distribution, which is what I need.
That's why I'm installing a WDH.
Your Tundra is a half-ton at best.
My twenty-six-year-old Suburban is a 3/4 ton
with a port injected 454 and factory tow package
that could tow my camp trailer and your Tundra
at the same time and not even break a sweat.
 
I bought one of these for the coach/toad. Measured to determine what would be level, and ended up with a 4” bump to get the ball high enough for the tow bar to be level on the jeep.

Some are rated at 10,000 lbs.

I flipped the axles on a small 5th wheel years ago - it should be easy enough to determine if its been done to your trailer.
 
Airbags do nothing for weight distribution, which is what I need.
That's why I'm installing a WDH.
Your Tundra is a half-ton at best.
My twenty-six-year-old Suburban is a 3/4 ton
with a port injected 454 and factory tow package
that could tow my camp trailer and your Tundra
at the same time and not even break a sweat.

Tundra is 3/4 with a 10,000lb towing capacity!!! And the trailer I towed with it had was a 36’ prowler with a 9800lb gross! 36’
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And no air bags don’t do anything for weight distribution but they do everything for leveling! Which according to the picture shows the sagging, I don’t think a weight distribution hitch won’t do much for that!
 

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