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weight gets distributed, and helps generate the friction needed to reduce
trailer sway.
Sway Control:
Integrated sway control is a built-in, patent pending feature of your
Equal-i-zer hitch. Unlike conventional chain style weight distribution hitch-
es, you do not need to purchase, install, store, or hook up any additional
hardware to get the benets of this sway control. Once the spring arms are
tensioned, the sway control is in force.
Integrated sway control works through the connection between your
spring arms and L-brackets, and between the sockets and hitch head. The
force required by the hitch to distribute weight rests on the L-brackets
through the spring arms and forces the sockets into a bind at the head. The
Equal-i-zer hitch takes advantage of the steel-on-steel friction generated at
these points to help reduce trailer sway.
This added friction makes it much more difcult for the trailer to sway
side-to-side while its being towed, as is usual when you encounter a gust
of wind, or passing semi. When set up well and properly adjusted for your
load, the Equal-i-zer can noticeably reduce sway.
Important Setup Information:
These instructions are a guideline to aid in setting up your hitch. Every
trailer and tow vehicle combination requires a different setup and adjust-
ment because of factors like trailer weight and length, trailer loading, hitch
weight, and tow vehicle suspension and wheelbase. It is not likely that a
good setup for one vehicle combination will work well for another. If you
change tow vehicle and/or trailer, you should change the hitch setup too.
You must use your own best judgment to determine if changes to the
setup are required to ensure a safe and comfortable towing situation. There
is no all-inclusive formula for setting up or adjusting a hitch that will ac-
commodate each combination of trailer and tow vehicle possible.
The setup may need to be changed slightly at times to accommodate
changes in your towing conguration, perhaps even during the same trip.
For example, a trailer that starts with full clean water and propane tanks,
may tow differently when that water becomes black and grey water, and
the propane tanks are empty. Or, a trailer loaded with gear for a long cross
country trip may tow differently than the same trailer loaded for a weekend
getaway. The driver must be conscious of these changes, and adjust the hitch
accordingly.
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