Pro Series RB2 Round Bar Weight Distribution Installation- Video
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Fastway e2 Weight Distribution Installation- Video
Today were going to install part number FA94-00-0800, the Easy2 Hitch from Fastway.Were gonna start off with our truck and trailer pulled in a straight line and separated and first off, well go ahead and get a measurement of a trailer with it level. Our measurements going to be 21 and a quarter inches.Now well go ahead to our truck and well go ahead and install the shank into the hitch, install the pin and clip. Before we install the head assembly, we needed to add a spacer and some washers to the inside of the head assembly. Now theyre working with a truck so well be using 5 spacer washers to start off with.Then well take the head assembly and install it onto the shank. Now we want to make the top of the ball as close as we can to the top of the coupler measurement we had earlier. Once we find the right spot, well go ahead and install the hardware.more
Watch Video3/15/2013 1:03:07 PM
Pro Series Weight Distribution System Installation- Video
Today in this trailer, we are going to install part number PS49903. First step is to go ahead and get our truck and trailer in straight line, then well disconnect the truck and trailer and then well go ahead and level off the trailer then we can start work on the weight distribution and our measurement from the top cup down to the ground is going to be 20 inches. Well write that down and then we will go on to the truck. At the top of the fender well at the rear axle is going to be 37-1/4 inches and at the front axle to the top of the wheel well will be 34-7/8. Ideally, we want the front to stay the same and maybe have the back settle about an inch at the most. Now this obviously will vary from truck to truck and from truck and trailer combinations.more
Watch Video8/9/2012 1:06:53 PM
Equal-i-zer Weight Distribution System Installation- Video
Today, were gonna install the Equal-i-zer Sway Control Hitch part number EQ90-00-1200.First thing Im gonna do for our install is go ahead and attach your hitch bolt to the head assembly. And check your instructions for your shank distance. Were gonna install our hitch ball, lock washer and nut, go ahead and tighten it down. To install the hitch ball, what you gotta do is actually take the sockets where our spring bars go into and spread them apart. That way, you can get your socket inside. If you dont do that, its gonna be impossible to get the socket in there.more
Watch Video2/20/2012 7:43:44 AM
Pro Series Friction Sway Control Installation- Video
Today, we're going to show how to install the Pro Series Friction Sway Control from Tow Ready, product number 83660. First thing you want to do is get your truck and trailer hooked up together and you want them to be as level as possible. And first thing we're going to do is go ahead and mount the sway control ball onto the vehicle's ball mount. If the ball axis is under the spot for the sway control ball you can use the adapter piece like the one we're using here. So well take the provided ball next and go ahead and install it into the hole here on the adapter bar. We want to check with the direction to verify the torque grade including the sway control ball.more
Watch Video1/26/2012 3:56:13 PM
Reese SC Weight Distribution with Sway Control Review- Video
Today we are going to take a look at a Reese weight distribution part number RP66155. This is very common when towing larger sized trailers. What a weight distribution system does is pull down on the front end of the frame of the trailer to help level out the whole towing weight. What it does is it shifts weight forward on the frame of the vehicle to balance out the load, so that the front axle of the vehicle is bearing more weight than it would without the weight distribution system. 0:25more
Watch Video8/1/2011 11:38:07 AM
Strait-Line Weight Distribution with Sway Control Installation- Video
Today on this old trailer, we are going to install some weight distribution and we are going to use part number RP66074 from Reese. This is their straight line weight distribution. The first thing we need to do is go ahead and attach the ball to the weight distribution head itself. Alright, the next step is to go ahead and attach this to the shank itself and we will go ahead and adjust the preliminary ball height. To get our ball height, first off we need to get our trailer level and measure the top of the coupler for the ball height. We will go ahead and measure it up. Of course, each trailer is going to be different. So when you look at it, just go ahead and note your measurement and then aim for your ball mount to be about 1 inch higher. I will kind of eyeball it and see how close we get. So that is the same height that the trailer is right now, so we still need to go up one more. So we will take our shank and flip it over. Our closest measurement is going to be about 1-1/2 inches over, which is fine because the vehicle is going to squat a little bit anyway and that is why we go above the coupler height to begin with. Now we are going to go ahead and take our fasteners, a lock washer and nut. We will tighten it down hand tight, just enough where it keeps it from moving up and down. The next thing we need to do is adjust the tilt of the head assembly itself because we are going to push it back up a little bit for one of our dimensions. The first dimension we need to work with is finding out again and make sure our coupler height down to the ground we already know is a certain height. And then go over to your chart. That will be dimension X. And then also you want to take a look at the coupler style, whether it is on the top or the bottom. Ours is on top. And it also has an option for how thick your frame is. Between these two factors, go ahead and compare them to your chart and find your right height that we need to set our spring bars. And that is going to be dimension Y. We are going to set that now. 1:46more
Watch Video1/14/2011 3:56:29 PM
Reese and Draw-Tite Weight Distribution Review- Video
You have got a lot invested in your tow vehicle and trailer, and we are not just talking dollars and cents. The comfort and safety of you and your family are key when towing a trailer. With recent advances in technology, tow vehicles are even more powerful, but the vehicles and their frames are getting lighter. Meanwhile the trailers they pull are getting heavier. The bottom line, yesterdays technology does not always work with todays payloads. That is why you need to make sure you vehicle is properly equipped to safely handle the load you are pulling under any conditions, on any surface, with any load. And that is why it is important to understand weight distribution and sway control technology and how it effects your tow vehicle and trailer. :46more
Watch Video11/13/2009 6:47:01 PM
Draw-Tite Trunnion Style Weight Distribution Kit Installation- Video
This part is good for 1,200 pounds tongue weight and 12,000 pounds trailer weight. Before we start we need to take care of a few preliminary steps, first its good to get the trailer in line at a nice level spot then take it apart and get some measurements off of it and well show you what measurements you need. The first measurements we need are on the truck itself. Were going to measure from the top of the wheel well down to the ground. The reason for these measurements is to make sure we get the truck back to its original height or as close as possible. Finally we need the coupler height with the trailer level on the ground. Just to make sure we need to measure from the ground to the top of the wheel well. On the front wheel we have 39-1/2 inches, and at the rear axle we have 41-1/2inches. from the ground to the top of the coupler we have about 23 inches. more
Watch Video8/14/2009 3:32:10 PM
Dual Cam High Performance Sway Control Installation- Video
As you can see here, we are starting off with a weight distribution unit, part # 66022. We need to disassemble part of it and install the sway control system. The first step is to disassemble the weight distribution unit, this entails taking the spring bars off and removing the chains and install the chains on the sway control brackets. Just as a helpful hint, we raised the trailer up to take some tension off the springs to make it easier to take off. We'll take off these U-Bolts and install them on these plates here. What you want to end up with is two to three threads showing through and that will be plenty. With the sway control arms, you'll have to loosen these two nuts so you can center this approximately right here.more
Watch Video8/14/2009 3:29:15 PM
Weight Distribution Trailer Hitches Information- Video
Today we are going to cover a few questions about weight distribution in general that we get a lot. First we will start off with the hitch itself. A common question is can any hitch be used with the weight distribution assembly. Virtually any two inch receiver hitch as the one we have here, can accommodate weight distribution. However there are a few odd ones out there that do not, mainly they are on small SUVs and maybe a couple of minivans, for the most part almost any two inch receiver hitch can accommodate weight distribution. The only real bulletproof way to find out is to look at the sticker on the hitch itself and you will see some numbers on there. The numbers you want to look for here are right here. This one says weight carrying and that is for the hitch itself which means that is the maximum weight the hitch can carry without any assistance. more
Watch Video8/8/2008 3:47:32 AM
Weight Distribution and Sway Control Installation- Video
Today we are going to do an install of part number 66067 we have a full size van and an enclosed toy hauler and as you can see here it is kind of sloping down pretty bad. We will go ahead and install weight distribution to help straighten things out. To begin our install we have to uncouple the truck and trailer, get the trailer level and get the measurement off the ball mount. At this point we can go ahead and pull the van out of the way and get a little more working room. We will go ahead and take out the ball mount and then then go ahead and measure for a rise or if needed for the shank for the weight distribution. What we are going to do is measure from the bottom of the coupler to the ground and that is 22 inches. We will do the same thing for the vehicle. We will measure from the top of the hitch on the vehicle to the ground. Roughly it will round off to 18 inches so we will need to raise it 4 inches. more
Watch Video7/24/2008 1:11:12 AM
