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Getting your trailer balanced can make or break your towing experience. The Weigh Safe True Tow Weight Distribution Hitch takes out all the guesswork with its built-in tongue weight scale and free companion app. Just hook up your trailer, check the scale to see if your tongue weight sits in the sweet spot of 10–15% of your gross towing weight, then enter a few details in the app. It gives you an exact distributed tongue weight to aim for—simply adjust the lead screw on the hitch head until the built-in scale shows that number. You’ll know you’re perfectly set up before you even hit the road.
Strong gusts or a passing semi can start pushing your trailer from side to side. This hitch uses 4 points of friction sway control at the spring-arm sockets and trailer brackets to help resist that movement as you tow. The spring arms continue distributing the load while those friction points help the trailer track more steadily behind your tow vehicle when conditions change.
Weigh Safe does not recommend backing with the spring arms attached, especially when you are dealing with a steep driveway, a sharp turn, or another significant change in grade. Never tow or back up with the spring arms attached if the angle between your tow vehicle and trailer centerlines exceeds 60 degrees. If you need to make a sharper turn while backing, disconnect the spring arms first. Exceeding that 60-degree limit can damage the hitch, cause system failure, and void the warranty.
The hitch’s high-strength steel construction is made to handle serious weight—up to 12,500 lbs gross towing weight and 1,250 lbs tongue weight. It includes a 2-5/16" stainless steel hitch ball that resists rust and stays smooth after years of use. The 2" shank offers up to an 8" drop or 8-1/2" rise with 1-1/4" incremental height adjustments, so you can dial in the perfect level match between your truck and trailer.
Hooking up doesn’t have to be a chore. The system’s layout makes it easy to attach the bars, check the scale, and make precise adjustments from one side. Once you’re set, the included hitch lock secures the shank to your vehicle so everything stays in place. With a total weight of about 116 lbs, it feels solid and confidence-inspiring from the first connection.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look at this Weigh Safe True Tow Weight Distribution Hitch. Now, this weight distribution system's shank is going to slide into your two-inch trailer hitch receiver and this system is going to give you a smooth, even and safe ride while towing. This is going to make balancing your load very easy, so you're not gonna have to worry about poor handling. This is going to help correct sway from passing semis and harsh winds with built-in tension and friction points. Now, this does have a tongue weight of 1,250 pounds at a maximum towing weight of 12,500 pounds.
This shank is going to give you a maximum drop in this orientation of eight inches, and then when you flip this into the rise position, you'll get a maximum rise of about 8 1/2 inches, and you'll get incremental height adjustment of 1 1/4 inches. Now, as you probably know, the most important thing that you can do to ensure a safe, smooth ride while towing is making sure that your tongue weight is evenly distributed, but getting things just right can be very difficult. Depending on your trailer and everything that you have loaded in your truck, you may not be able to adequately redistribute your weight on your own, so that's where a weight distribution system is going to come into play and be very helpful for you. Setting this up is gonna be pretty easy. You're going to hook your trailer up to the included stainless steel 2 5/16 inch hitch ball that's on the head of the system, and then you want to then take note of the weight on the built-in scale that you see right here to make sure that your tongue weight is in that sweet spot of 10% to 15% of your gross towing weight.
Then, you're gonna use the Companion App on your phone and that's gonna be a free download for you depending on the smartphone app store that you have, it's gonna be a free download, and you'll just answer a few questions and then wait for that app to give you an exact distributed tongue weight. And then you'll hook up the spring arms here so the system is fully in place, and this does come with this tool here to help you lift the bars into place. And then also on the other side here, this is going to allow you to adjust that lead screw on the hitch head here until the scale shows the distributed tongue weight that the app had you shoot for. So, again, the setup's gonna be very easy. And then the sway control bracketing positioning is going to be 27 inches to 32 inches back from the center of the coupler, and this does have a maximum trailer frame height of six inches, however, if your trailer is taller than that, trailer frame is taller than that and you need brackets for eight-inch-tall frames, on the bottom of that graphic there, I am including the part number for those eight-inch-tall brackets that will work with this system.
The pinhole diameter is 5/8 of an inch. Again, this is going to slide into your two-inch hitch receiver. This also includes a hitch lock here, which I think is a pretty good inclusion here. So, this is going to help secure your shank into your vehicle. It does come with two tube keys.
This is gonna be very easy to use, and the system in general is constructed of high-strength steel, so this is gonna be very durable. It's gonna hold up really well for you. This is V5 and J684-certified for safety. And I do wanna make a final note, some bulldog-style sleeve lock couplers may not work with this system because of the limited space between the hitch ball and the lead screw and the system head. There's approximately 2 1/2 inches between the screw and the center of the hitch ball, so just so you're aware of that. Instructions are also included to guide you through the easy installation and operation. But I think that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy, thank you for joining me.
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Ratings & Reviews
Mike L.
6/15/2026
I'm sorry that happened RJ. I'll get that straightened out for you!
James D.
5/27/2026
Hey George, we definitely understand the frustration with the app compatibility and difficulty reaching support for assistance. The good news is the hitch does not rely on the app to function. The gauge and weight distribution system are mechanical, so you can still set it up correctly without the app. The method to set it up the traditional way: Measure the front wheel well height before hooking up Hook up the trailer Tighten the WDH until the front suspension returns close to unloaded height That restores proper front axle weight and gets the hitch adjusted correctly regardless of what the app says. Let me know if this helps.
Gwendolyn Y.
4/23/2025
Your set up looks great, Justin! I'm happy to hear that Tiffani was there to help you out with everything that you needed. Have you taken your camper to any fun destinations yet with the Weigh Safe system on it now?
Kate F.
4/15/2026
I’m a bit surprised to hear that, Caleb. I’ve personally installed quite a few of these, and I’ve been impressed with how well the Weigh Safe system performs. This makes me think there may be something else going on. Do you know your trailer’s total loaded weight and your loaded tongue weight? Ideally, tongue weight should be around 10–15% of the total trailer weight. If the trailer isn’t loaded correctly, even the best weight distribution hitch won’t be able to fully control sway.
Brooke M.
2/15/2025
Well Im glad to hear that its a so far so good situation. :) If youd like to add photos to your review once you have it installed, wed love to see them! Thanks, Tom.
Tom O.
2/13/2026
I’ve now towed twice across the United Statesin all kinds of wind and weather. I like that I can measure and keep an eye on the rouge weight. We haul a 33’ ORV Blackstone which has a GVWR of 11,000 and we average around 9,840, with a tongue weight of 1500 due to the trailers wheel base design is long being a rear kitchen unit. On my F250 I can have a GCWR of 21,800 and Max Payload of 3,233. The truck handles the trailer quite well. That said the hitch also works well 90 of the time. No problem with hills and backing, or passing Semis. I due wish there was a bit more control in heavy side winds I experience traveling primarily north and south in the fall. We travel from Western NY in September to Michigan, then south to the Carolinas, and across country to Yuma Arizona over a couple months, then North into Montana and then again back to NY. The hitch is a beast and its heaver capacity over my old hitch is a definite improvement. I do recommend the hitch but be totally aware of your vehicles tow capacity and limitations.
Tim
2/10/2026
I like this hitch but it is very heavy, the head weights 70 pounds by itself so if you have a bad weak back, this probably isnt the hitch for you. I do recommend getting a hitch connecting tool, it attaches to the ball and assists ing into the truck receiver.
Ryan
4/14/2026
Weve towed several times now with no issues. App is easy to use to calculate pre-load settings.
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Mike L.
6/14/2026
I'm sorry that happened RJ. I'll get that straightened out for you!