We tow 5600# gvwr 24’ ultra lite TT (which I try to max at 5100# for a comfort margin or in case we have to tow with full tanks) and have a Husky 31997 (Which was installed for our previous Acura by the Rv dealer).
Our OEM TT tires are rated to 65 mph and that’s right where we keep the speed when towing (I’m not trying to delaminate the tread and mpg sucks enough at 65...I’d be throwing $$$ out the window at any higher speed).
The chains and spring bars took some getting used to (as one poster wrote “it feels like we’re lifting the rear wheels of the 1500 off the ground”) but we can slam it all together in a few minutes if the site’s level. We’ve had a few sites that were so uneven that we had to hitch without the bars, pull onto a road or out to a parking lot and then hook up the WD bars/anti-sway. Never had a problem with sway...but in a solid gust (45+mph) it felt like the entire truck/TT combo moved 6” to the left as a single unit. Woke me up better than a quad shot espresso! We did upgrade to an electric tongue jack to make it all easier and we carry a really old (read: very dry, very lightweight) wood block about 1 ft cube we put under the tongue jack foot so we don’t have to raise/lower the jack as much.
When we got the Ram, I did a read-up on the Ram and the Husky WD hitch so I’d know how to realign it all, then hired a local service to come to the TT storage yard and re-set the ball hitch (I don‘t mind hiring experienced talent but I always try to learn enough to know that they’re doing good work and allow me to ask intelligent questions if I see them deviating from the expected). Using the Husky height target for the ball receiver & WD bars resulted in the Ram being exactly where the manual instructed for front/rear wheel well variance on hitched/unhitched. We’ve towed 3,000 miles since July ’19, have a 4,500 mile trip planned for late spring/early summer and at this point I see no reason to upgrade a hitch that’s worked flawlessly for us.
I will confess that the Ram’s easy towing performance has had me thinking about a bigger trailer... our ultra-lite has a Murphy bed in the front behind/over the couch and having a real bedroom AND a couch would be really nice! While we’d be fine with something weighing another 1,500 to 2,000#, I’m not willing to add 8-10’ to the length. I’m sure many of you could direct me to a 27-28’ option, but I’m pretty persnickety about my bathroom and while the TT is modest in size, the bathroom has enough room to spread out and take care of business! Guess my philosophy is towing what’s needed, not necessarily what’s ’wanted’.
