Shock Absorbing Trailer Hitch??

[Mark Zivley]

Greetings,

I have a heavy and long trailer.   Going down the road I get constant pitch inputs that are annoying.   I'm towing with a F-150 Supercrew, so not a small, lightweight vehicle.

One thought was more weight in the bed of the pickup, but then I also remembered seeing the Shocker Hitch video some time back.

https://shockerhitch.com/

Has anyone tried one of their hitches for towing a glider trailer?  If so, did it help?  I'm less concerned about sway, but pitch.

Thanks,

Mark

[Brian Nightingale]

You need tongue weight

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[Eric Greenwell]

Perhaps a shock absorbing hitch would work, but I'd try redistributing the trailer load first. If the tongue weight is less than 5% of the trailer weight, increasing the tongue load might help to as much as 10%. Be sure the hitch, tongue, and pickup can handle the increased load. If you could get that tongue weight by moving the trailer axle back, that would also increase the tow stability. Moving the axle is likely awkward, but redistributing the load can help, too: for example, move tools, wing cover bags, whatever from behind the axle to ahead of the axle. Move weight that is already ahead of the axle further forward.

[Andrzej Kobus]

I am not sure this will work with the light weight trailers we have. The lowest weight they have is 14k. The force on the ball plays a role in this shock absorber working properly.

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