Click for more info and reviews of this Blue Ox Weight Distribution Hitch:
https://www.etrailer.com/WeightDistr...
Check out some similar Weight Distribution Hitch options:
https://www.etrailer.com/deptpgWeig...

https://www.etrailer.com
Don’t forget to subscribe!
   / etrailertv  

Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tvDemoBlue...
Hi there, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a quick look at this Blue Ox SwayPro weight distribution system with sway control for your trailers with underslung couplers. Now if you're not familiar with what a weight distribution system is or does, basically it's there to help alleviate the issues that you have with all of your trailer's tongue weight pushing down on your hitch ball. So typically without a weight distribution system, all of that weight is pushing on that one connection point. So it can cause the rear of your tow vehicle to kind of squat down in the back, which puts a lot of strain on your rear suspension. It can bring your front end up, making your steering kind of light, causing your tires to wear unevenly, all sorts of issues there.

So a system like this is going to help to distribute the weight of the trailer across all the axles of your tow vehicle and your trailer. So it's gonna level everything out, giving you more stability and control. So there's a lot of different weight distribution systems on the market. Most of them are gonna achieve that weight distribution pretty similarly with these spring bars. So there are some slight differences between the different models.

I'll go over some of the things I like about this one that separates it from some of the others. There are higher end options like your ProPride that are really in a category all its own. So if you're looking at comparing different weight distribution systems, that's gonna be kind of a apples and oranges situation. That's gonna be a really good option, but it does have a much higher price point. If you're looking at more of your other weight distribution systems, this is going to be one of my favorites.

I think it's got a lot of great features that help to set it apart from the others that are similar. Now, there are two main things that you wanna look for, two critical measurements that you wanna be mindful of when you're selecting a weight distribution system for yourself. The first one is gonna be weight capacity. You wanna make sure that it's gonna be able to handle your trailer weight. So this does have a gross towing weight capacity of 20,000 pounds.

That's the weight of your trailer and anything you have loaded in it. It does have a tongue weight range of between 1,500 pounds and 2,000 pounds. So that's your tongue weight and how you have your trailer loaded up and everything. So you wanna make sure that you're within that range. These do use spring bars. So these spring bars flex to give you the appropriate amount of lift. So you wanna make sure you're getting the system that's well suited for your trailer. If you get a system that's rated too high, it's gonna be too stiff. You're not gonna get the benefits. If it's rated too low, obviously it's not gonna engage enough for you. So you wanna make sure that that weight rating is correct for you. The other thing is going to be your height. So you wanna make sure that you're gonna have a system that's going to allow your trailer to be level. So you can see we've got an adjustable head unit here, so we can raise it and lower it on our shank to accommodate that. So, another very important component is gonna be your hitch. You wanna make sure that your hitch is rated for use with weight distribution systems. Not all of them are, and obviously your whole setup is only as strong as the weakest component. So you wanna make sure you're not overtaxing your hitch. Now this does have a two and a half inch by two and a half inch shank, so it's gonna fit into your two and a half inch receiver tubes on your vehicle. This is then going to have the nine adjustment holes here. As I pointed out, these are spaced an inch and a quarter apart, center on center, so you can adjust that head unit. So if we have it in its drop position like we do here at the lowest setting, we're gonna have a max drop of five inches. We measure that from the top inside edge of your receiver tube down to the ball platform here, which is about where your coupler's gonna sit. So if your coupler sits about five inches lower than the top of your receiver tube, this will work for you. You can also flip this over and use it in the rise position. If you we're to set the head unit at the highest point then, you would have a max rise of 10 inches. So if your coupler sits 10 inches higher than your receiver tube, that will work for you