Weight distribution hitch - what will fit?

newbury · Dec 23, 2011

I've tried to read a bunch of the threads here. Including, but not limited to:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/trailers-transportation/84011-weight-distribution-hitch-2.html
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/.../199667-best-weight-distributing-hitch-2.html
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ger-hitch-capacity-weight-distributing-3.html

and I posed this question in '09

newbury said:
OK -

Equalizer - Equal-i-zer Hitch - Product Info - Specifications
best quick price $500 Equalizer Weight Distribution hitch - 12,000 lbs - By Progress Mfg looks about the best

However, I've got a breakaway battery box welded on the inside drivers side of the Vframe on my trailer. at 22" to 31.5", and a crossbar at 33". How wide and thick are the link plates?

The ruler is showing the distance from the ball center.

Most of the hitches I've seen seem to have a hookup which falls in that range.

I could easily reroute the battery wires, but moving the box and/or frame crossbar would be a problem. I know I'm going to have a couple more trailers so I was hoping to get a WD hitch that I could move among trailers w/o drilling holes.

Does anyone know of a relatively easy solution for a good hitch?

thanks in advance

slowzuki · Dec 23, 2011

Just use the weld on WD brackets on the outside of the tongue instead of the bolt ons.

kenmac · Dec 23, 2011

I bought this system from H.F. onsale for $168.00 ? Just measured the brackets on my trailer & they are about 29.5 '' from the center of the coupler ball to center of the bracket. Don't know it yours would be the same or not

slowzuki · Dec 23, 2011

They are all fairly close to that, his battery box and cables will interfere with clamp on brackets.

wolfpack2 · Dec 23, 2011

They have bolt on options for the snap up brackets. This will eliminate the need to use the set screw that interferes with the battery box.

Weight Distribution - Draw-Tite

kenmac · Dec 23, 2011

wolfpack2 said:
They have bolt on options for the snap up brackets. This will eliminate the need to use the set screw that interferes with the battery box.

Weight Distribution - Draw-Tite

The 1 I bought can be bolted on or use the set screw/bolt...I guess I could even weld them on

newbury · Dec 23, 2011

newbury said:
<snip> I know I'm going to have a couple more trailers so I was hoping to get a WD hitch that I could move among trailers w/o drilling holes.

Thanks guys but welding or drilling is a step further than I wanted to go, since I want to be able to "quickly" move it between trailers.

I was hoping for a model w/ longer or shorter bars.

rasimmo · Dec 23, 2011

You can buy just the brackets and add them to as many trailers as you like. That would let you use the same bars and hitch with all of them. I think that would be easier than moving brackets when you switch trailers anyway.