I know hi-lo recommends a WD hitch with its trailers but I haven't used one with my other trailers and wondered how well they tow with just a standard ball hitch? Please include your tow vehicle and trailer model so we know who is pulling what.

I use a WD hitch, 2 trailers, 95 21ft Tow Lite 3400 lbs empty, 2209 Tow lite 3800 lbs empty, 1999 Ford Explorer tow vehicle.
Most HI-LO s are towed with smaller tow vehicles, so a WD hitch is needed, the larger HI-LOs require a larger tow vehicle, HI-LO s are not necessarily light, they get better towing from being able to be put down and reduce wind drag and sway. If you have a large tow vehicle then a WD hitch may not be needed, they are recommended in the interest of safety.

2007 Silverado 1500 and 2307C HI-Lo. I went without a weight distribution hitch for one year and did not like the feel of the wheel since the front end was light and the rear end heavy. With the WD hitch it is a much better situation. I would estimate the trailer was loading the rear end of the truck down about 10 inches. Far too much. Now it runs level. Trailer weight is around 5000 lbs. Tongue weight is about 800 lbs.

i have an '84 funchaser 21ft. i brought it home with just the ball hitch and i was very pleased with how it towed. i hardly knew it was back there. it did not sway at all. my tow vehicle is a '99 Ford Expedition. i was a 150mi trip.

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We tow our 90 25ft classic with a 97Ford super duty truck It has the extended caband eight ft. bed.We went from a pop up to the HILo and didnot realize we needed sway control. One time I was following my husband in my car and sawthe sway.We now use sway control. Just wondering if you had an accidentwould the insurance co. not want to pay the full$ amt. because you didnot use something to prevent sway? I hope none of us has an accident.

You can believe this or not but it is the truth. About 10 years ago I was talking to a fellow that had an accident, He had a 28 ft trailer towed by a Chevy Suburban, both were less than 2 years old. He had towed the trailer for a year with no problems. Then one day while towing on a highway in New York at speed with a lot of traffic, the trailer suddenly started to sway, he applied the brake and from there he wasn't sure what happened but when everything stopped the Suburan was on its side and the trailer was completly destroyed. He wasn't using a WD hitch with sway control. Many people tow with out them, but even if the tow vehicle can handle the tongue weight, ball hitches stick out the back and remove a lot of weight off the front wheels of the tow vehicle, for safety, use one. I have a friend that tows a 3 axle air stream it's big and heavy without a WD hitch but his tow vehicle is a heavy duty dual wheel Chevy with heavy rear springs designed to tow construction trailers. He drops the air stream tongue on that thing and the back doesn't drop more that a 1/4 inch if that much. I have other stories and have seen trailer accidents did the lack of a WD hitch cause the accident, In some cases yes. With the tow vehicle that I have now I have to have one, but I would never tow with out one.

You can't put a price tag on safety. Use a WD hitch to keep the weight on the TV front end and use sway control to keep that unexpected sway situation under control. We have a 2310 Hi-Lo and tow it with a 2007 Toyota Tacoma Crewcab. I use a Reese Srait-Line Dual Cam hitch. It handles very well, makes the truck ride better and sway is almost non-existent.

Towing without a good hitch and sway control is like not wearing seat belts. You don't need them until you need them, and when you need them you had better have them. Spend a few dollars and you will be glad you did.

We have a 22' Hi-Lo and tow it with a 2001,Toyota Tacoma,V6,automatic,4WD. We use a WD hitch. Years ago, we had a Wildernedd travel trailer,17-1/2',single axle that we towed with a 1985 Chevy van with a 305 V8 Used a WD hitch with that also.

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I brought mine home with a ball hitch and it towed just fine. I took it on two trips with a ball hitch and it did just fine. I bougth a Curt Trunnion WD hitch and it tows even better and I use the Curt sway control. The owners manual recommends using a WD so the best bet is to use what the manufacture recommends. My tow vehicle is an '03 GMC Sierra 4X4, 2500HD Crewcab, short bed.