R3 VS ANDERSEN: A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COMPARISON
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Will the Camco Eaz-Lift Recurve R3 distribute more weight than the Andersen Weight Distribution hitch? And if so, how much more weight will it distribute? In this episode, I put our Eaz-Lift Recurve R3 back on our Lance 1985 and take it to the CAT Scale to see exactly how much weight it will distribute and how much more than our Andersen.
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Great video. I've been running the Andersen hitch on our 5300 lb. Micro Lite 25brds for 3 years and still love it, especially for its lighter weight than a traditional spring bar hitch.
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing all of this valuable information. And helping me understand some of this a lot better. We have a small camper we will be towing with an SUV. We are researching mainly sway control. And yes, after reading some information on Andersen's website, seemed like they correct sway and bounce. However many other YT videos we have watched, keep calling it a weight distribution system. So your video cleared that up considerably. We originally were thinking about the single arm sway bar systems (Curt, Reese, and a few others make what appears to be same thing). But you get what you pay for I am sure. Our little camper does seem to bounce a bit. So I am thinking this Andersen might be the ticket. Our goal is sway & bounce control. But seems like we would gain a small percentage of weight distribution as well. Cool. Thanks again. I appreciate you sharing your experience. Nice to hear from someone who has years of experience versus first time RV'r (who probably is guessing much of the time). I hate to pick.....but we just watched an Andersen review from dwellBig, and we were kinda taken back by some of the statistics of his circumstances (and choices) during the use of his Andersen. But anyways...I digress. LOL Thanks again.
Great video Patrick. Very informative.
Thanks 👍 It was quite the challenging video to film! LOL
Great details, coming from a trucker. Great job!!!
Thanks 👍
Thanks for all the hard work so your viewers can gain some knowledge.
Thank you! Hopefully it will be helpful for others.
That was interesting, thanks Patrick.
Thank you!
Very useful information. Just what I needed. Thanks for the video.
Glad it was helpful!
My comment is off-topic. Gee. Thanks for getting me hooked on Ted Lasso. This afternoon, I caught myself watching the Premier League on Peacock. Seriously though, love you guys (the first part is also true. LOL).
"Doing the right thing is never wrong" - Ted Lasso 😁Glad you are enjoying Ted!
We're planning on having the Andersen system installed on our new Casita. Not so much for the weight distribute because let's face it the Casita weights nothing, but for the sway control. Thank for taking the time to do this test for us!
Anderson works great for lighter trailers but not for heavier trailers. So it will work for yours.
Sway depends on tongue weight with a Anderson so it won’t be much help with a Casita. Yes I own the hitch.
So you are saying you can have too small or light of a trailer? And it is a moot point to get a sway system? Just curious.......looking for clarification. Because we bought a small vintage trailer. Has a 12 foot box. Therefore it is going to be pretty light even when fully loaded. I know we think we need things, when in fact we may not. I just want to have a safe set up. But do not want to spend a lot of extra money if not necessary. @@stevehoward3981
@@Berrypancakes229 Andersen is rated for trailers up to 10,000 lb. Dry weight of Casitas is about 1/3 that (I have towed a Casita using Andersen for over 10 years).
@@mgdurrant5491 for our Rockwood mini lite at Dry weight 6,200 and tongue weight 800 . It didn’t do well.
Thank you Patrick for this video. It helps to what will work better for the Rv. The Anderson or that bar. Glad you’re using the Anderson. Thank you for this video hope you have a great weekend. Tell Patty hello.
Thanks Sherri! Patty said to say Hello to you too!
@@TravelswithDelaney No problem with the thanks and thank you Patty for saying hi.
Great video! We’ve had the Andersen for 3 months and sway control is very, very good. We used to have a fifth wheel which had zero sway so that’s saying something.
We have been very happy with the Andersen.
Great video.
I have found that if I add say half a tank of freshwater to the freshwater tank (which is located in front of the trailer axles on my Lance 1685) that will minimize if not eliminate the trailer sway as it puts a little more weight on the tongue. The only reason that I added a weight distribution hitch is that it reduces the vehicle porpoising when the trailer tongue decides to bounce for some reason. I have never used trailer sway correction as I prefer to just load the trailer correctly. With that being said, I also tow with a Diesel 3/4 ton pickup as well. Your results may vary depending on your tow vehicle. My WD hitch is an old Reese system with trunnion bars, but it seems to work OK. Maybe it is just me, but I am a little cautious of adding too much spring tension to the WD hitch bars out of concern of damaging todays lighter trailer tongue frames.
We ran an eazlift 3000 on our Jayco 32' trailer and the sway control was awesome. There was a bolt that you tightened or loosened while connected depending on how much sway control you needed, so it provided both weight distribution and excellent sway control. Living in TX and traveling across TX panhandle you need good sway control and ours provided it.
This one also has that adjustment as well. It worked well too with sway. What I really like about the Andersen is you don't have to remove it to back up and its not noisy going through the campground like the bar systems tend to be.
Thanks for the informative video Patrick. Always so good. Thanks for sharing this with us. We currently run the Reese Round Bar Weight Distributing Complete Kit with Shank and Hitch Ball (Reese Part #: 49912)
Thank you Sean!
Appreciate the info. Very informative!
We use Weigh Safe for weight distribution and sway control. It does an outstanding job compared to the Equalizer we owned. No more truck-suck as 18 wheelers pass you. My tow vehicle is a 2020 Expedition and trailer is Lance 1985.
We sold our Anderson Hitch sadly it didn’t work for us. We didn’t have any stability, it was scary. My husband did all the adjustments. Our trailer swayed to much with little wind. My son told us about the weigh safe hitch. Wow! What a big difference. We have way more stability. Our trailer weighs dry weight 6,000 pound’s. We have the knowledge about tongue weight. I think the Anderson is for lighter trailer weight. I reached out to Anderson Company about our situation and we’re very helpful, they said that other people like me were experiencing the same issue and that it’s not for everyone. We needed more.
Darn you Patrick….haha….This video has forced to make sure my weight transfer system is adequate for my trailer. Thanks for being my “Jiminy Cricket” in my camping life. Cheers and God bless 🙏🏼⛺️❤️
I loved Jimmy Cricket as a child....I'm taking that as a compliment! LOL. I know...I have a couple of friends who may end up hating me after these videos....there may be some new tow vehicles in the future for them.
Around 8% back to the trailer with the bar system is great to know. That's a great thing when towing with a Tundra! Thanks for doing this! Safe Travels!
You are welcome!
We are still running bars. Husky Centerline hitch. Same hitch we have used since buying our trailer. Never went to scales though to check things.
The very first WDH we ever had was a Husky. Ran that thing for years.
Good video Patrick! I was guessing the bar would distribute more weight. Thank you for doing the comparison.
Thank you Todd! I was pretty sure the bars would distribute more too. I am going to make some tweaks on the Andersen to see if I can get more than 15% distribution out of it.
When we had a trailer we had the R3 system and it worked perfect, was very happy with it.
I'm a 70 year young gal and I love my Andersen system on my Little Guy Max ! I have absolutely no problems using it ! I'm able to put it on and take it off all by myself !
That’s a great point Rose! It is quite a bit lighter weight than the bars which is one of the reasons we switched to it.
The nice thing about the Andersen is if you need more weight distribution, just add a turn to the 2 nuts. No need even to unhitch. I have found that even a half turn on nuts can make a difference.
Try adding 1 turn on nuts on Andersen & re weigh to see how much weight that adjustment moves.
The Andersen is basically infinitely adjustable for your load.
Have a 2017 Lance 2285 & the Andersen works great !!
Would never go back to my camco recurve set up. Hated dealing with the spring bars.
Safe travels.
I am going to be doing some experimenting with our Andersen to see how much it affects the weight by changing the threads. Looks like I am heading back to the CAT Scales! LOL
We used an Anderson hitch for our Rockwood trailer weighing dry weight 6,000 pounds. It swayed to much even with little crosswind. We sold it and have way better stability with the safe weigh hitch. Night and day difference. The Anderson probably works better with lighter trailers. My husband did all he could to adjust the Anderson, didn’t work. Sadly it didn’t work.
@@Berrypancakes229
Andersen works great on my 6,000 GVWR Lance. It's all about the set up.
Chains too tight & can make trailer nose light. A half turn on nuts can make a big difference. I actually measure threads rather than counting them. Found that 1/8 of an inch makes a big difference. That is only about 1/4 turn on nuts.
@@johnhines3591 We did all that unfortunately it didn’t help. It does great when there’s no wind at all.
I'm with you that I'll stay with my Anderson WDH for the excellent anti-sway, ease of use, and quiet operation.
We love ours. Thanks for encouraging me to make the switch.
great job
Thank you
Now the question is, can you go an additional thread or two on the Andersen and get the same results as the Eaz-Lift? That is one of the great things about the Andersen, it is easily adjusted by tightening a nut on both sides. Would love to see a video attempting that...
And you know that I am going to find out soon! LOL. And yes...I will report back with another video.
@@TravelswithDelaney Thank you for the effort you take into producing these videos, they're extremely valuable! I'm also very interested in the results you get from the Andersen, as that is what I'm currently using but need as much distribution as possible.
@@TravelswithDelaney i would love to see a video on this. curious to see if tightening the chain increases the weight distribution
@@TravelswithDelaneydid you find out anything regarding weight distribution with tightening the nutz?
I have the same trailer as you, I run the equalizer trailer hitch , with my Ford F-150 works for me .
HI Patrick, I my one ton ford van has a sticker on the receiver stating you need a WDH hitch for any tongue weight over 500 pounds. The only WDH available on my Oliver trailer is the andersen so that is what I have. I have pulled the Oliver with and without the Andersen and cannot tell the difference and I'm sure the big tow vehicle is the reason. However, I continue to use the Andersen because I don't want to have to explain to a jury why I disregarded Ford's engineering advice.
And it could also be detrimental to any warranty you have with Ford as well. Thank you for sharing
Enjoyed the video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Is my Tab 400 too small for an Anderson system? I pull it with a 2003 Yukon Denali. I have the one bar system, now. Before I watched your videos on weight distribution, I almost lost my camper when it started swaying! Scared me to death! 💀 it was my first trip, going up a hill, on I 80, in western Iowa. I had everything in my vehicle and nothing in the camper. I was a newbie who learned real quick! That was the last time I pulled it with my Buick Enclave!
When we had our 400, we just used a single friction sway bar and that seemed to work well for us. We can look at your trailer when you come to Angola. I know the tongue on the 400 is pretty small so I am not sure if we could get the hangers back far enough for the Andersen or not. I can look at it for you.
Is the point of weight distribution to distribute the most weight or to distribute weight to the right places? I don't think more is better. If the hitch puts the weight evenly across the axles and places the right amount on the steering axle, it's good. Sway control/elimination is where the difference comes in.
Is your truck over its GVWR?
From what ive gone by, you need to acually weigh your hitch, detached from the truck, and add that weight to your total truck weight with hitch system to determine if you are over your trucks load limit before you set up your WDH
Do these percentages take into account the difference in weights of the hitches themselves?
Wish I could find someone that uses the Anderson Hitch on at least a 35' camper around 8,000lbs
I personally wouldn’t myself. I feel like we are at the top end for what it’s designed for.
@@TravelswithDelaney Thats what I have been told by other rv youtubers
Great video
Thanks!
Just need to tighten up the Andersen. When I’m heavier, I’ll add more threads. I know some guys who tow enclosed trailers with drag bikes in them plus tons of gear behind class A motorhomes and tighten them up a lot and have no issues.
With any WDH, the amount of weight to be distributed depends on the tension you have set. The Andersen is easily adjusted with a socket wrench; more, or less weight is distributed depending on how tight you pull those chains. You could have removed just as much weight with the Andersen as with the Recurve, just tighten those chains. Andersen does not advertise their WDH as a sway controller with WDH as a feature; quite the opposite. FWIW, I've used and Andersen WDH for over 10 years.
I know this is older so I am hopeful you will see this question. Wife and myself have a 23' single axle travel trailer around 4000lbs> I currently use an eaz lift tr3. I am interested in the Anderson because it is lighter but was wondering about sway control. Would you say the Anderson is better, worse or around the same as the eaz lift?
Thank you, Bill in Texas
Run a Blue Ox Sway Pro, mainly because it's really well US made, easily upgradable and super easy to make adjustments on. It's more of a sway correcting than preventing system, so it takes a little getting used to but it works really well. It's pretty much noiselesss and can be backed with no issues as well.
i have used many hookups, i love anderson weight dist. oh and this is bubbabug....best wishes
Hi BubbaBug! Hope you are doing well.
As a WDH Tech, I always Recommend The R3. Most of my customers are all Boondocking and love the top loaded R3 bars for their clearance
Many times the wrong bars are used
If you have a tongue weight of 800 pounds you should not use 1000 pound bars, should be 800 that are rated up to 1000
The proper weight bars have
to be used
The bars are scaled like this
400-600#
600-800#
800-1000#
1000-1200#
They are not designed to have 1000# on a 800# tongue and so forth.
Just what I learned from EAZ LIFT. Just my opinion as a dealer and installer
Great video.
Thanks!