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Old 04-23-2008, 05:32 PM   #1
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Default Which wdh should I buy?

I'm about to order a WDH and have three choices:

1) Pro-eagle 1000# hitch from RV parts outlet--$159 + shipping which I'm guessing will be about the same as below.

2) A Reese Pro roundbar 1000# hitch from Ebay $159+35 shipping

3) EAZ-Lift round bar from Ebay for about the same $145 +$45 shipping

I think I have a new in the box Reese double cam sway control around here somewhere. I won't confess how I acquired it a couple years ago, but I probably still don't need it.

So is there any reason to favor one of these over the others? I'm towing a 2619 with a F150 Supercab 5.4L

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Old 04-23-2008, 05:37 PM   #2
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I'm about to order a WDH and have three choices:

1) Pro-eagle 1000# hitch from RV parts outlet--$159 + shipping which I'm guessing will be about the same as below.

2) A Reese Pro roundbar 1000# hitch from Ebay $159+35 shipping

3) EAZ-Lift round bar from Ebay for about the same $145 +$45 shipping

I think I have a new in the box Reese double cam sway control around here somewhere. I won't confess how I acquired it a couple years ago, but I probably still don't need it.

So is there any reason to favor one of these over the others? I'm towing a 2619 with a F150 Supercab 5.4L

TIA

BK
I vote for the new-in-box Reese. If you already have it, it is a lot cheaper than any of the others. Beyond that, all of the others should be fine.

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Old 04-23-2008, 06:12 PM   #3
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Actually I just have the **sway control** part of the wdh not the whole thing; so the price of buying the wdh will be about $200 more or less no matter whitch one I buy. I do lean to the reese since I have the sway control part and might find a use for it some day.
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:11 PM   #4
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You don't need the sway control.

I bought the Reese because it is cast steel in an "I" beam form instead of solid bar stock, and therefore a little lighter at the hitch receiver. Admittedly, I don't know much about the virtues of your other choices (Reese is an easy bolt-together style; read the installation instructions to be sure that your other choices don't require welding for assembly).
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Old 04-24-2008, 12:36 PM   #5
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I used an EAZ-Lift 1000# round bar on my F150 - 2720 & 2720SL combinations and had no problems. I did not use a sway control.
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