Minimize trailer sway and ensure a stable, level ride. Pre-set pitch on the hitch head keeps your trailer centered and simplifies the installation. 2-5/16" Ball and shank with max 3" drop, 17" rise included. Made in the USA.
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Pro Tip: Before you invest in a weight distribution hitch, make sure your cargo is evenly loaded in your trailer to keep the weight balanced. If you still have a hard time even after balancing your tongue weight, a weight distribution hitch should help.
When you turn a corner in a car and let go of the steering wheel, the wheel automatically corrects itself and returns to center. The same technology used to keep your vehicle centered on the road is what the TrackPro uses to prevent trailer sway before it even starts, no matter if it's caused by high winds or sharp turns. Pointing toward the rear of your trailer, there's a positive caster angle built into the hitch. It works in tandem with the tapered spring bars to create a self-centering force that keeps your trailer consistently centered behind your tow vehicle.
This positive caster creates another benefit - an easier installation. Since the required pitch is alredy pre-set, there's no need to fine-tune it using hard-to-access washers or a difficult-to-use thumbscrew. 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.
If you need an option built with American-made steel that will hold your trailer in line while providing sway control, the Blue Ox TrackPro might be just what you're after. In addition to the pre-set pitch described earlier, the TrackPro creates a rigid system that holds your trailer in line behind your vehicle, helping keep your trailer from getting off track. And it uses friction to force your trailer back in line if a strong crosswind or passing truck is a bit too much for the rigid hold to handle on its own.
Because the steel-on-steel friction of the bars and L-brackets is noisy, don't be alarmed if you hear some banging, creaking, and grinding. It's just the system working to correct sway.
Fun Fact: Steel-on-steel friction is what locomotives use to keep multi-ton railcars from swaying.
Your tongue weight is the first thing you need to know when figuring out which weight distribution system you need. Most people think that if they get the highest-rated system possible, it'll be smooth sailing. But actually, this will create a rigid ride and a bouncing trailer. On the other hand, if the system isn't strong enough, it won't be able to distribute the weight properly, making it virtually useless.
Once you know your trailer's tongue weight, add it to the weight of the cargo behind the rear axle of your tow vehicle. Then just choose a weight distribution system rated for that combined tongue weight.
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, again. Steven with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a look at this Blue Ox Track Pro Weight Distribution with Built-In Sway Control 11 Hole Shank. Now if you're not familiar with what a weight distribution is or does, it basically distributes your weight of the trailer over the axles of the tow vehicle in the trailer. It's gonna help give you a level and stable ride when towing and you're gonna maintain better control of your vehicle, thus avoiding trailer sag and also excessive wear and tear on your tires. Now this particular system does have a built-in sway control system, which is really nice.
The positive castor angle on your head unit here, that's gonna help keep your trailer centered and it helps prevent the sway before it begins. And the steel-on-steel friction is gonna help create sway caused by like, winds or sudden maneuvers. The head unit is already angled from the manufacturer, it's built into the design whenever they made the steel and put it in place and everything. A lot of systems out there, maybe you have to add some washers down in here to get this tilted back or went out to the correct angle. You don't have to worry about that with Blue Ox, they've already had it set up for you from the factory.
It's a real easy, simple design to use. It is made for a two inch by two inch trailer hitch receiver. You wanna make sure that your trailer hitch receiver on the vehicle you're towing with is made for the right weight, and is rated for use with weight distribution systems. Always check manufacturer for that information, or if you get a hitch from us, we can answer that for you right on the website or the phone. It is made here in the USA.
It's made of hardened steel. The spring bars are made of spring steel. A couple things to point out. There's a grease Zerk down in here on the bar that's gonna help you, you know, keep this pivoting and everything smoothly, so you don't have to worry about it getting worn up on your thing. It comes with spring latch pins.
Does come with your hitch pin up here as well. Now as far as rise and drop from level, you can do a three inch drop, or you can flip the shank over and then you can mount the head back on it and then you could do a 17 inch rise. Now as far as installing this on your camper trailer, whatnot, from the center of your ball, you wanna measure out on the frame on both ways. And in this particular system, you can go back between 20 and 25 inches. So that's your sweet spot. Don't ever try to make it fit less than that. This system is designed with the weight of these spring bars to be set at that exact measurement. So stay safe, please, keep it what they recommend. And as far as mounted this to your trailer frame, I'm gonna pull one of these brackets off here. So this L bracket and retaining pin here, and then this other bracket, your trailer frame will be in here. This sandwiches your trailer frame. You can fit this up to six inch tall frames. So if you hit like, a two by three inch frame or whatnot, you could fit this up to a six inch tall trailer frame. It does come with a spring bar tool, so when you're installing your spring bars, remember the trailer tongue's gonna already be on here and you're basically gonna be putting the weight of those spring bars up in place on the L brackets. So as you can see, it's got a nice hook here. That's basically gonna go underneath your bar. Obviously it's not on the trailer, but this hook here would go over your trailer frame and you would pivot it up using this tool, and slide it onto the L bracket and then put in your retaining pin to keep it safe. It's gonna come with two D-rings or links here that you can tighten up. Those are gonna be on your safety chains. You always wanna make sure you have safety chains on your camper trailer, or anything you're towing. It's also gonna come with a nice set of instructions here, the way you can get this set up. Well that's gonna do it for our look today at the Blue Ox Track Pro Weight Distribution with Sway Control 11 Hole Shank. I'm Steven with etrailer.com. Thank you for joining me.
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