Looking for new WD hitch for my camper this spring. Any recommendations? Pulling a 32BHKS (1200LB tongue) with 2018 super duty. Would prefer the larger shank if such a thing exists.

 

I would recommend and Equalizer E4. You can get it with the class IV pin too. Built in sway control is nice to have. I love my Equalizer

 

I agree, although most of my towing is a 5th wheel now, I always had good luck with the Equalizer E4 hitch. There are other good ones out there, but I think the E4 is the best bang for the buck.

 

I'm using the Andersen WDH with the 3" shank. Here's a link to their web page: https://andersenhitches.com/Catalog/...tion-kits.aspx

I did a review of their hitch on FTE and it can be found here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ion-hitch.html

 

I would avoid a Curt true track. I couldn't get mine to work right .

 

Equalizer 4 point with sway is what I recommend to family and friends. I would order the hitch without the shank and then order the 2 1/2 shank for the head. Your money but if it was mine this is what I would do.

 

What do you define as "the larger shank"?
My truck has a three inch receiver, I don't know what yours has. If you have a three inch receiver, for the most part, a two and a half inch shank is the largest you are going to find. The Anderson and Gen-Y are the only exceptions I know and I'm not really sure how the Gen-Y works.
Because I move my WDH between campers I bought something that was very easy to install and set up. It only takes me a couple minutes to attach my WDH to a camper that's never had one on it. But that does limit me to the 2.5" shank, which is a problem with the 3" receiver. I still got enough movement with the reducer sleeve that the hitch pin hole started to round out on the receiver. Since I am reasonably sure I'll never buy a 3" shanked hitch my solution was to weld the reducer into the receiver to eliminate that slop.
If you have the 3" receiver, I strongly suggest going with the Anderson WDH and 3" shank. The use of reducers is just not a satisfactory solution.

 

I have the 2.5" I believe. My goal is to use it without the reducer.

 

I use the Blue Ox Swaypro on my Superduty with the 2.5 inch receiver. No reducer needed. The hitch shank is 2.5 inch. Simple, fast to install and setup. Easy to use.

 

My prior WDH was a Blue Ox Swaypro. Good hitch, did what I needed it to do. It had a 2" shank and they didn't have a 3" shank and it was perhaps a bit undersized for my toy hauler. So I moved on to an Andersen with the 3" shank.

 

Equal-i-zer w/ 2 1/2" shank if you have the 2 1/2" receiver. Agree with @wrvond, reducers on these trucks allow way too much movement of the shank.

 

 

Next question is what one to get. Depending on the load, my tongue weight is 790-995 lbs. Is the 1000 lb setup enough? Would the 1200 lb or 1500 lb setups be overkill?

 

It's a good idea to "match" the hitch WD rating to the actual tongue weight. If your hitch is too "heavy" for the actual weight, it will never handle right.