Reese Weight Distribution - RP66041
Designed for Fleetwood or Coleman trailers with side-mounted, swing-away jacks, this system ensures a smooth, level ride for your vehicle and trailer. Spring bars sit on trailer frame and have friction pads built in to reduce sway. 3,500 lbs GTW.
Features:
- Evenly distributes weight over axles of tow vehicle and trailer for stability and control
- Creates a more level ride for both tow vehicle and trailer
- Specially designed for use with lightweight trailers and fold-down campers
- Fleetwood, Coleman and Jayco trailers with side-mounted, swing-away jacks
- No chains or snap-up brackets required
- Spring bars mount directly to trailer A-frame
- Spring bars ride on friction pads to reduce sway
- Includes adjustable shank, head assembly with integrated hitch ball, spring bars, pins and wear pads
- Made in the USA
Specs:
- Tongue weight: 100 lbs - 350 lbs
- Gross towing weight: 3,500 lbs
- Fits: 2" x 2" trailer hitch receivers
- Will not fit trailer frames taller than 4"
- Requires spacer (not included) if used on frames shorter than 4"
- Ball size: 2"
- Rise: 4-1/2" from top of hitch receiver opening
- Drop: 2" from top of hitch receiver opening
- Bracket positioning: mount approximately 28" back from the hitch ball
- Spring-bar length: 28"
- Limited lifetime warranty
| Included w/ RP66041 | Required - Sold Separately | Optional Add-Ons |
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- Adjustable Shank
- System Head w/ Hitch Ball
- Sway-Control Brackets
- Spring Bars
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Create a stable ride for your tow vehicle and lightweight 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.
Friction Sway Control
The integrated, friction-style sway control on the Reese 350 Mini-Lite system reduces trailer sway caused by winds, winding roads and sudden maneuvers. As soon as your trailer begins to move out of line, the friction material that lines the spring-bar brackets creates just enough resistance between the shifting bars and your trailer's frame to prevent any further side-to-side movement. And because these brackets mount directly to the trailer frame, there is no need for any chains or difficult-to-snap-up lift brackets.
66041 Reese 350 Mini-Lite Weight Distribution Hitch for Fleetwood, Coleman and Jayco Trailers with Side-Mounted Jacks
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- I recommend the 350 Mini WD for Fleetwood and Jayco Trailers weight distribution system, # RP66041. This unit combines weight distribution with sway control, and it would be ideal for your application. When loading the trailer, make sure that you have an approximately 60 - 40 percent split, with 60 percent of the weight being in front of the axle. This will help minimize any sway that might occur. The weight distribution system does not really lighten the tongue weight, it transfers a portion of
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