Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution System w Sway Control - Trunnion Bar - 6,000 lbs GTW, 550 lbs TW

Blue Ox Weight Distribution - BXW0550

With 4 integrated points of friction, this weight-distribution system helps reduce sway while it balances the load of your trailer for a more level ride. Included adjustable shank fits 2" trailer hitches. Clamp-on brackets require no drilling.

Features:

• Evenly distributes weight over axles of tow vehicle and trailer for stability and control
  • Creates a level ride for both tow vehicle and trailer
• Built-in friction sway control helps to prevent trailer sway
  • Constant tension in trunnions helps force trailer in line
  • Rotating lift brackets ensure that chains are tight and secure to keep spring bars from moving
• Trunnion spring bars flex for a controlled, even ride
  • Automatically lock in place and easily remove from head with a simple 1/4 turn
• No pins or clips needed - self-locking devices function throughout system
  • Easy-to-operate bracket locks automatically secure rotating brackets in place and release with push of lock pin
• 2 Grease zerks inside head assembly make maintenance simple and clean
• Unique, rotating-latch lift brackets connect spring bars to trailer
  • Quick and simple to use - insert lift chain into slot and rotate bracket with wrench
  • Clamp-on design - no drilling needed
• Required tilt is built into head assembly - no adjustment needed
• Powder coated steel construction
• System includes head assembly, adjustable shank, spring bars, lift chains, rotating lift brackets with handles, pin and clip, and all necessary hardware
  • Hitch ball sold separately - requires 1-1/4" diameter shank
• Made in the USA

Specs:

• Tongue weight: 350 lbs - 550 lbs
• Gross towing weight: 6,000 lbs
• Fits: 2" x 2" trailer hitch receivers rated for use with weight-distribution systems
• Lift-bracket positioning: mount about 29" back from hitch ball
• Shank length: 10" from center of hitch pin hole to end of shank
• Distance from center hole of shank (where head assembly is attached) to center of ball: 6"
• Total height adjustment along shank: 13"
  • Rise: 11-1/2"
  • Drop: 1-1/2"
• 3-Year warranty

Create a stable ride for your tow vehicle and trailer with a weight-distribution hitch. Adding spring bars to your towing system applies leverage, which transfers the load that is pushing down on the rear of your vehicle to all the axles on both your tow vehicle and your trailer, resulting in an even distribution of weight throughout. The result is a smooth, level ride, as well as the ability to tow the maximum capacity of your hitch.

Selecting a Weight-Distribution System

The tongue weight rating is the most important factor in determining which size weight-distribution system you should use. If the bars of the system you choose are rated too high for your setup, they will create a rigid ride, which can result in a bouncing trailer. If, on the other hand, the bars are not rated high enough, the system will be unable to properly distribute the weight, rendering it virtually useless.

To determine the proper weight rating for a weight-distribution system, you must first determine your trailer's tongue weight. Then add to that the weight of the cargo behind the rear axle of your tow vehicle. These two measurements make up the tongue weight rating for a weight-distribution system.

Unique Features of Blue Ox SwayPro

Unlike other weight-distribution systems, the SwayPro has automatically locking brackets throughout. Both spring bars insert, slotted side up, into the head assembly and then lock securely in place. Removal is just as easy - turn the bars 90 degrees and pull them out.

Other systems have lift brackets that require you to apply a good amount of leverage to get them to snap up, which can be difficult and frustrating. With the SwayPro, all you have to do is insert the lift chain into the bracket slot and rotate the bracket with the included wrench until the lock pin engages.

Another feature of the SwayPro is the easy-to-use head. The required pitch is already built into the head, so the only adjustment that may be needed is the placement of the head on the shank. Move the head up or down along the weight-distribution shank to achieve the proper height. No additional, fine-tune adjustment is needed, which means no hard-to-access washers or difficult-to-use thumbscrew.

Built-In Friction Sway Control

The SwayPro offers four points of built-in sway control. Within the head assembly, the trunnions are designed to hold the spring bars securely in position, placing just enough tension on them to cause them to constantly force your trailer in line. At the other end of this weight-distribution system, the rotating brackets ensure that the lift chains are pulled as taut as possible. In addition, the basic design of the brackets keeps much of the length of the lift chains wrapped up inside of the brackets. Typically, only a couple of links hang down from each bracket. So each chain is held more stable than in traditional weight-distribution systems, where more than twice as many links are exposed. This tight, stable design limits the movement of the spring bars so that they can exert more force on your trailer to effectively keep it from shifting side to side. Furthermore, unlike other friction-style sway controls, this system allows you to back up your trailer without having to remove or disengage the system.

BXW0550 Blue Ox Sway Pro Weight Distribution Hitch - Clamp On Brackets - 6,000 lbs

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Replacement parts available for this product

Clamp-On Lift Brackets for Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution Systems $240.93

Replacement Round Spring Bars for Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution System - 550 lbs TW $249.95

Bolt-On Lift Brackets for Blue Ox SwayPro Weight Distribution Systems $259.95

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• How Long has Blue Ox Made Weight Distribution and What is the Warranty
  
• Blue Ox as a company has been around for a long time but they started making weight distribution systems within the last few years. The current generation of Blue Ox systems have a fixed head meaning it cannot be adjusted to tilt backwards or forwards. This system # BXW0550 has a 3 year warranty. This system is rated for 350 to 550 pounds tongue weight. Tongue weight is the tongue weight of the trailer when loaded and ready to tow plus the weight of anything loaded behind the rear axle of th
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