Trailer Accident

[JourneysEnd]

Who has sway bars on their trailer and what brand do you have.

The one I like the best is $600 ! ! ! !

but I guess I'd pay that in a heart beat to avoid the accident - if they truly work.

 

[wildoak]

Nothing to contribute here, just bumping it up. Anyone have any input?

Jan

 

[targetsmom]

The stabilizer bars and the heavy duty hitch were included when we bought our trailer in 2001. Trailer is a Sundowner 2 horse straight load bumper pull with dressing room which we have dividers for to haul minis and/or big horses. The stabilizer bars say "Draw-tite on it. Sorry, I have no other information. I have no idea what they cost, but from what I am seeing on here, whatever it was, they are WORTH EVERY PENNY!

 

[Baydreamfarms]

My parents old 4 horse came with them already installed. I've seen what not having them can be like and I'm glad to say learnign to drive a trailer with them on was nice.

I think back them, roughly 12 years ago they were about 300 after market, but that could have changed if the ones you are finding are 600. All I know is they are WORTH EVERY PENNY!

 

[Peggy Porter]

Mine were included in the hitch package I purchased when I bought my trailer- about $600 including labor. I haul a Kieferbuilt 2-horse slant with dressing room (aluminum over steel frame) with a dodge Dakota, so the weight distribution bars are a MUST! (I haul only 2 minis, carts, and gear ; when fully loaded I am still well under the capacity of my truck.) If I had it to do over again, I would probably invest in a minis only trailer, since my 16.3 thoroughbred has been in this 7 foot tall trailer exactly twice in the five years I have owned it! I would say that $600 is a small price to pay for the benefits provided by the weight distribution bars.

 

[JourneysEnd]

Those of you that have them and like them. Can you give us some brand names ?

 

[Minimor]

Equal-i-zer seems to be the one we see the most around here.

 

[Bess Kelly]

http://mrtruck.net/wdh.htm

The site above has some great info, lots of pictures......keep scrolling down, many pics......and does seem to like the Equalizer.

 

[Peggy Porter]

I have Eaz-lift: http://www.eaz-lift.com/eazlift/pro.html Mine looks the one on the right. They also have this: http://www.eaz-lift.com/eazlift/products/sway.html I do not have the "sway" product, but I think most people call the equalizing hitch "sway bars", which is actually incorrect.

 

[Charley]

We have one too, but I don't know the brand name. They do make pulling a trailer much safer....along with taking a look around the vehicle and visually looking at everything before you pull out on the road AND don't speed in excess of conditions and don't take a trailer out with poor tires!