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Suggestions for Hensley arrow, Pro Pride, Gen-y torsion flex, wdh

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Truck
2021 2500 crew cab 6'4" bed, 6.4 hemi, 4.10 gears, air suspension, 17k lb towing, 3k payload.

Travel trailer
32'10" 7500lb dry 9995lb max, 2 axel, electronic break.

Usage
Traveling a few weeks to a couple months at a time across the country with wife and baby. Total traveling for the year will be 4-6 months. Staying at national forests, boondocking, campgrounds, and a couple of Walmarts.

I have been researching and theres a lot of good info. Also seems like theres some hatred between Pro Pride and Hensley hitches, so I cant trust either ones comments.

The Gen-y torsion hitch looks real nice for vertical compensation regarding bumps, but I would still need a weight distrubution and anti sway attachment.

Would a Gen-y Torsion flex and weight distrubution anti sway set up be close to or as good as an Hensley or Pro Pride, or are the Hensley type hitches just vastly superior and safer.

What would you folks recommend getting?
 
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Has anyone used any of these hitches? Experiences towing with them?
 
I have used gen-y hitches with great success. No wdh hitches, but I pull a liquid filled hydrovac trailer with a pintle connection, it handles the trailer well imo
 
If you have the money get a ProPride 3P. If you can't swing (or stomach) the cost try to find a used 3P or Hensley Arrow. That's not to say there aren't other hitches that are good, but projection >> friction when it comes to sway control. They don't just resist sway, they make it impossible (short of a mechanical failure) with the geometry of the hitch. Projecting the pivot point forward also reduces the leverage of the TT on the TV making it less likely to yaw (twist side-to-side) when the trailer catches a gust and pushes laterally against the hitch. Some people claim that these hitches are overkill if you have "enough" truck and maybe they are under normal conditions, but conditions aren't always normal (sudden gusts when passing over gorges, tire blowouts, emergency maneuvers, etc.). If you're going to pull cross-country these hitches make towing much safer and more comfortable/relaxed/stress-free. (My current TV is a 1500 and other than heavy traffic or bad roads, I mostly drive with one hand on the wheel.)

Other advantages:
  • Weight distribution can be adjusted independently of sway control. This is nice for tuning how your TV rides when your load changes, e.g. empty vs full freshwater tanks.
  • The weight distribution bars stay attached to the main hitch head full time.
  • You don't need to loosen bars to reverse or in rainy/icy conditions.
  • Turning angle: you can turn the TV/TT at nearly 90 degrees to each other.
  • You can open your tailgate while hitched up.
Disadvantages:
  • Cost (obviously).
  • Weight, though this isn't as bad as you might think because the added length offsets some of the tongue weight.
  • Ground clearance. The hitch head and bars hang below the coupler. This has only been an issue for me in some sloped campsites because I can't drop the tongue as much so I need to use levelers under the tires.
 
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Wow, excellent post and very informative. That answer is exactly the information I needed to make my choice. THANKS!
 
Turin said:
If you have the money get a ProPride 3P. If you can't swing (or stomach) the cost try to find a used 3P or Hensley Arrow. That's not to say there aren't other hitches that are good, but projection >> friction when it comes to sway control. They don't just resist sway, they make it impossible (short of a mechanical failure) with the geometry of the hitch. Projecting the pivot point forward also reduces the leverage of the TT on the TV making it less likely to yaw (twist side-to-side) when the trailer catches a gust and pushes laterally against the hitch. Some people claim that these hitches are overkill if you have "enough" truck and maybe they are under normal conditions, but conditions aren't always normal (sudden gusts when passing over gorges, tire blowouts, emergency maneuvers, etc.). If you're going to pull cross-country these hitches make towing much safer and more comfortable/relaxed/stress-free. (My current TV is a 1500 and other than heavy traffic or bad roads, I mostly drive with one hand on the wheel.)

Other advantages:
  • Weight distribution can be adjusted independently of sway control. This is nice for tuning how your TV rides when your load changes, e.g. empty vs full freshwater tanks.
  • The weight distribution bars stay attached to the main hitch head full time.
  • You don't need to loosen bars to reverse or in rainy/icy conditions.
  • Turning angle: you can turn the TV/TT at nearly 90 degrees to each other.
  • You can open your tailgate while hitched up.
Disadvantages:
  • Cost (obviously).
  • Weight, though this isn't as bad as you might think because the added length offsets some of the tongue weight.
  • Ground clearance. The hitch head and bars hang below the coupler. This has only been an issue for me in some sloped campsites because I can't drop the tongue as much so I need to use levelers under the tires.
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I just ordered the propride, thanks again for taking the time to write that review.
 
I have the Propride 3p, we use it with our 34' toyhauler. Awesome hitch, and Awesome company, easy install if you have mechanical knowledge. hitching and unhitching can be tricky, I'm still figuring out little tricks to make it easier. As long as I have a bumper pull travel trailer I will have a Propride.
 
Have you pulled the trailer without a WDH to see how it handles?

WDH are just something that people on the internet tell you that you need
 
Rockcrawlerdude said:
WDH are just something that people on the internet tell you that you need
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Not just people on the internet. The Ram 2500/3500 manual recommends a WDH for trailers over 5000 lbs.

Using a WDH isn't just about payload or GAWR. Returning weight to the front axle improves braking and steering. Even if you don't need to return weight to the front axle you should still use a WDH for sway control. HD trucks are more resistant to sway than half tons but they don't prevent it and aren't immune to it.
 
Turin said:
Not just people on the internet. The Ram 2500/3500 manual recommends a WDH for trailers over 5000 lbs.

Using a WDH isn't just about payload or GAWR. Returning weight to the front axle improves braking and steering. Even if you don't need to return weight to the front axle you should still use a WDH for sway control. HD trucks are more resistant to sway than half tons but they don't prevent it and aren't immune to it.
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Thats just for legal reasons ram throws that in you dont need a WDH for most travel trailers, for example this park model i recently delivered, 1625lbs tongue weight 11k total empty weight and no WDH… zero sway passing transports and most other traffic at 110km/h (68mph for you mericans)

the last time i ran a WDH was with a 1/2 ton, the tongue weight the OP will have is not nearly enough to cause any steering steering issues and you should never have braking issues as the trailer has its own brakes…..
 

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Turin said:
Not just people on the internet. The Ram 2500/3500 manual recommends a WDH for trailers over 5000 lbs.

Using a WDH isn't just about payload or GAWR. Returning weight to the front axle improves braking and steering. Even if you don't need to return weight to the front axle you should still use a WDH for sway control. HD trucks are more resistant to sway than half tons but they don't prevent it and aren't immune to it.
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5,000lb needs WDH? On a 3/4 ton? You can’t believe everything you read.
 
I'd imagine it's a lot of legal talk so they can get out of any sort liability, warranty, or otherwise.
 
Rockcrawlerdude said:
5,000lb needs WDH? On a 3/4 ton? You can’t believe everything you read.
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My point was that it's not "just something that people on the internet tell you" when the manufacturer also recommends a WDH. The 5000 lb threshold is just what's in the manual. I agree that it's comically conservative for a heavy duty truck — it seems like it was just copied over from the 1500 manual.
 
i tried to pull our toyhauler with a husky ts wdh when we first got it. Trailer pulled like crap, all over the road, felt every passing car or truck. Then put rzr in back and test drove it and it was scary, horrible 5 mile test. adjusted husky wdh, added water to tanks, reversed rzr in, even went as far to add 7 66lb bricks to nose storage compartment. All that made very little differnce, so I bought the propride and have not had 1 issue pulling since. We have made several 300-500 mile one way camping trips this year and the driving experiance is as if the camper isnt even back there, I spent the $3000 on a Propride and will never regret the decision. My family, and my truck, trailer, and rzr are all safe now.
 
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