WDH too light imo
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A 14K shank likely comes with stronger spring bars than the 6K shank.
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Equalizer says you can't interchange bars.
By "rest of hitch" I mean everything but the bars.
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I did talk to them.They say they do recommend a hitch rated for the gvw of the trailer but they wouldn't comment any further.They wouldn't comment any further because they said there might be something the dealer knows that they dont.The guy I deal with at my dealer is out of town right now so I'm waiting on a call from him.I just want to know why I was supplied with a hitch rated under my gvw.
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I did talk to them.They say they do recommend a hitch rated for the gvw of the trailer but they wouldn't comment any further.They wouldn't comment any further because they said there might be something the dealer knows that they dont.The guy I deal with at my dealer is out of town right now so I'm waiting on a call from him.I just want to know why I was supplied with a hitch rated under my gvw.
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I have a Blue Ox WDH that came with my trailer. I no longer use it but that's beside the point. Yes, the bars can be swapped out to higher/lower ratings to give more/less weight transfer. But I don't see why you would step up to 1,500 lb bars without also stepping up to a stronger shank. I could see going the other way though. Say you already have the 15k shank and downsized to a 6K trailer. 1,500 lb bars is overkill, so replace the spring bars with 600 lbs spring bars and you're done.
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I have the equalizer 14k hitch for my TT. I would have the dealer swap out to a 14k and just skip the 12k altogether. You cannot swap the bars from a 12k and 14k to a 10k as the bars are different sizes. I would get a 2.5" shank as well. Just makes life simpler. Or at worst case maybe you pay the difference between the 10k and 14k but i can see why you would not want to. It is their overlook. Good luck in your endeavor.
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Blue Ox systems allow swapping of bars using the same head connected to the shank.
Kind of cool if you're moving up or down on trailer weights.
Griz
Kind of cool if you're moving up or down on trailer weights.
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[QUOTE=ibdagriz;18132026]Blue Ox systems allow swapping of bars using the same head connected to the shank.
Kind of cool if you're moving up or down on trailer weights.
The equalizer allows you to swap on the hitches 10k and under. The 12k and 14k hitches can be swapped back and forth though. I think 10k and under use 1" square bars and 12k and up use 1.25" bars I believe. Just an fyi.
Kind of cool if you're moving up or down on trailer weights.
The equalizer allows you to swap on the hitches 10k and under. The 12k and 14k hitches can be swapped back and forth though. I think 10k and under use 1" square bars and 12k and up use 1.25" bars I believe. Just an fyi.
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Well looks like i am going to prove myself wrong. According to etrailer the bar sizes are different dimensions. Looks like the 12k and 14k have 1.5 wide bars. The 4k is 1" wide, 6k is 1 1/4", 10k is 1 3/8". Interesting.
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Here's my curiosity. I understand the bars vary, but do they vary at the head? I don't know, but if the 12,000 head is bigger or heavier shouldn't it cost more than the 10,000 pound? Maybe not, I don't know. On a standard Reese hitch, the head accepts any of the bars. Kind of an apples to oranges I know.
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Here's my curiosity. I understand the bars vary, but do they vary at the head? I don't know, but if the 12,000 head is bigger or heavier shouldn't it cost more than the 10,000 pound? Maybe not, I don't know. On a standard Reese hitch, the head accepts any of the bars. Kind of an apples to oranges I know.
I know my 14k is thicker overall in its casting at the hitch head than other models. I cant speak for the others though. On equalizers site the hitches jump in price by 20 bucks as you go up in size. The biggest jump is from 12k to 14k which is 100 bucks. So must be very little differences in the lower weights. Maybe only bar socket size? Who knows. Lol
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I know my 14k is thicker overall in its casting at the hitch head than other models. I cant speak for the others though. On equalizers site the hitches jump in price by 20 bucks as you go up in size. The biggest jump is from 12k to 14k which is 100 bucks. So must be very little differences in the lower weights. Maybe only bar socket size? Who knows. Lol
Here https://www.equalizerhitch.com/store/hitch-heads the 10 and 12 are both $294.00.
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I'm calling Equalizer back tomorrow to ask about the differences and what they recommend.Im fairly certain I will have to buy another hitch.Dealer was 100% sure that 10k hitch is more than sufficient for my rig I really doubt they are going to swap me.Im still waiting for a call from their tech that I deal with so maybe he can explain why they supplied a hitch not rated high enough.