Re: Setting up hitch for pulling TT?
Sounds to me like the person at your dealership that showed you what to do . . . didn't know how to do it!
I see more trailers on the road with WD setups that are not hooked up correctly!
First you need to attach the trailer to the tongue and lock it on, then you want to crank the trailer up (while attached to the hitch of the truck with trailer loaded and gas tank full) until the
TRUCK is level front to back, then give it three or four more cranks up (this is important as when you lower it back down, it will settle a little lower than it looks when you are eyeing it up for level).
Next, choose a link to put on the hook (mine is usually on the fifth or sixth link), and using the piece of pipe that came with your WD setup, pry it up in place (this should take a little bit of muscle, but not a whole lot), then do the other side.
Now lower the crank until it is completely off of the ground, then walk away from the truck and trailer and look to see if your
TRUCK is level.
If your truck is level, it will handle good . . . if the front is higher than the rear end, you'll get lots of sway!
Also, when you get to the campground and want to unhitch, be sure to crank up the trailer just like you did when you hooked it up to release the pressure (weight) before you use the pipe to take the chains off of the trailer tongue!
I know a guy who didn't know that you had to raise the trailer before removing the chains and when he used the pipe, there was so much pressure that he couldn't hang onto the pipe and it swung down and smashed his foot!
VERY IMPORTANT SIDEBAR:
Even with the WD hitch, I get sway if I go faster than 65 mph, not to mention the fact that the tires that came on our trailers are not rated to go above 65 mph!
Also, I've discovered that if the water and/or sewer tanks are filled or even just have some water in them, the sloshing will cause sway as well!