Weight Distribution Bar

dmccue · Newbie

Weight Distribution Bar

Possum3 · Guru

Welcome to GN's David.

The item is called a weight distribution hitch - there are several members here that are experts on its use.

Possum3 · Guru

A motor museum would most likely like to have your unit; as it probably would have been delivered by Noah on his first trip in the Ark.

Jaahn · Guru

dmccue wrote:
About 15yrs ago I brought a weight distribution bar and I cant remember what it was called.
It attaches to the towball at one end and A frame on towed unit by bending a flat shaped bar and it is one side only on the a-frame.
Was mainly for camper trailer/trailers etc. A pic is attached
Does anyone remember these and what they are called so I might be able to find it on google as I want to gift this to a friend?

Hi dmccue smile

Actually it is really a sway control bar for light duty like campers/trailers etc. It has the friction unit on the tow mount to damp out any swaying. The bar is only light and provides little weight distribution but loads the friction device when you hook up the bar to the A-frame. Looks like a useful device for improving the trailer stability towing with a light vehicle. wink

I am not familiar with that particular unit but someone might know it ! It looks more like an English design possibly.

Jaahn

dmccue · Newbie

Yeah I kinda know what it is called/does but I was after a brand/model name so I could google it.

Most of the ones pictured on google are 2 sides where as this one was single side

And funny as your comment about the museum smile

-- Edited by dmccue on Thursday 3rd of November 2022 09:30:05 AM

Fred K · Veteran Member

I think they are called Trojan

dmccue · Newbie

Similar to Trojan (bar wise) but no chains on mine. Just lift it up and over the a frame hitch as it has a lug to stop it coming off

-- Edited by dmccue on Thursday 3rd of November 2022 10:03:58 AM

PeterD · Guru

Jaahn wrote:
Actually it is really a sway control bar for light duty like campers/trailers etc. It has the friction unit on the tow mount to damp out any swaying. The bar is only light and provides little weight distribution but loads the friction device when you hook up the bar to the A-frame. Looks like a useful device for improving the trailer stability towing with a light vehicle.
I am not familiar with that particular unit but someone might know it ! It looks more like an English design possibly.

Correct, it is an anti sway device, It does have a little WDH feature about it but the primary objective was the anti sway feature. They are a European device and as far as I remember (only back to 1970) it was not marketed in Oz.