It has been almost two years since I purchased my Propride hitch. My tow vehicle was a 2013 F150 with an ecoboost engine. My trailer is a 31' Keystone Hideout. Admittedly, the tow vehicle was undersized for the application but that is what I had. Myself & three of my friends left Cleveland Ohio headed out for Michigan International Speedway for the Nascar race.The trailer was swaying so bad that we were lucky to make there and back at all. When a semi would pass me it was a real battle just to keep it under control.My friend in the back seat almost had a nervous breakdown. (I'm not exaggerating) The Reese hitch with the "anti sway friction" device was totally useless. I bought new "e" rated tires. New shocks, and numerous other money wasting products that did nothing to help to reduce the sway. Before I decided to sell the trailer, I came across a Propride article on the internet. I did a lot of research and and decided to give it a try.I installed the hitch myself in about five hours. Hooked up to the truck & went for a test drive.The result, sway was gone ! When semis pass me now its no problem. If you are on the fence because of the price, add up what you already have invested. I personally can't put a price on safety.

After researching trailer hitches, I came upon this hitch. I live in Michigan so I was fortunate to be able to drive to ProPride and get a first hand look at the hitch and a explanation from Sean as to how the hitch worked and also some mounting questions answered. Needless to say I purchased the hitch on the spot. Since I didn't need the hitch until late August and informed Sean I would pick the hitch up in late August. My new Jayco Flight RLS27 arrived at the dealer and we went to pick up our trailer after securing the hitch from Sean.
We arrived at the dealer and participated in a walk around including the demonstration of how everything work.
Now the hard part was to begin. Since none of the technicians ever laid eyes on the hitch, I was totally on my own installing the hitch. The service department was concerned about the hitch since they usually installed those inferior hitches with sway control. They were concerned about the liability they have to approve of the hitch installation.

Installation was perform over a four hour time frame and I crank up the torsion bars to a 2" height. We said our farewells to the dealer and left. At first the front end of my 2003 Ford E150 equipped with 3/4 ton rear springs felt like it was floating down the highway. We stop about 15 miles down the road crank the torsion bar up to 2-1/2". The front end still felt light so we stop and crank to 3". We then drove 250 mile home. The front end was much more stable.
Lets talk sway. We had totaled our previous trailer when a truck passed us and the trailer started to sway. It seemed that no matter what I tried to do to correct the sway, it seem to get worse, I believe was save us was when the trailer swung out far enough that it hit the guard rail an that stop the sway. Thank God.
The wife said she would never tow a travel trailer again. We started to look at new fifth wheels and of coarse a new vehicle since you can't pull a fifth wheel using a Van.
Own the way home I get a real good feeling how the whole rig was impacted by trucks passing us on the interstate. When a truck would pass us I would feel a slight push away from the truck, then a slight pull towards the truck. This push/pull was nothing as compared to my last trailer. I barely had to make steering corrections.
Since we got home I have tried 3-1/4" rise on the torsion bars and a 3-1/2" rise. At 3-1/2" rise, the front of my van feels like it does when not pulling a trailer which I like. Also we went camping with our trailer so we had to pull to and from the campground. For 3-1/2 spacing on the torsion bars is it us. We still need to take out trailer on the freeway to see how the trailer and vehicle react to passing trucks at our 3-1/2" spacing on the torsion bars.
Needless to say my wife and I feel totally confident is pulling our trailer with the Pro Pride. OH, by the way we have about 500 miles using the Pro Pride Hitch and the trailer tracks perfectly behind the tow vehicle with no sway!!!!

Pro Pride Hitches are Awesome.

Rick

My family and I were on our first trip with a new 2016 Jayco Jayflight 28BHBE, pulled by our 2006 GMC Sierra 1500HD, using a Husky Centerline hitch, installed by our dealer. Our first trip out, 200 miles north, was nothing but white knuckled, feeling the entire rig seem "loose", especially whenever travelling above 60 mph or being passed by vehicles. At first I figured my weights were off, so I stopped at a CAT scale, measured everything and found I was well balanced and within all of our truck and trailer limits.
My first instinct was to look toward a new truck, but I knew we really didn't have the budget for that right now. At the campground, while talking with the campground host, and another camper who was a full time truck driver, I was introduced to the Hensley design. They told me to go online and do some research about the design, and how it could likely solve my issue. After a little research, I decided I was not driving home until I had one on my trailer. After researching both the Hensley hitch and the ProPride, I decided to go with the ProPride. I could not find one negative review online, and I wanted the adjustable stinger, to ensure I had everything in place to use the hitch. While a ProPride is more expensive than other WD hitches on the market, my wife and I decided the investment was worth it for the safety increase alone.
I contacted Sean and he agreed to get one off to me right away, shipping it to the campground office. I received it in two days, and had it installed in about 3 hours. Sean was great and answered many of my questions within minutes via text throughout the install.
After our initial hookup at the campsite, and a few adjustments made in a nearby parking lot, we headed home. All I can say is it was a totally different driving experience then I had on the way up. While I still knew I was towing a 8200lb trailer behind me, the sway was all but gone and my truck felt much more stable on the road. I also stopped at a scale on the way home and found the weight distribution setup of the ProPride did a much better job transferring weight the way a good WD hitch should. While the price will no doubt make it difficult for everyone to afford, if you can, it will be money well spent and make your towing experience much more comfortable and safe.
We're looking forward to many more years of camping as a family and my only regret is not purchasing it sooner! Thank you Sean for all of your help!

Quite simply, the trailer will not wag on the back-end of your tow vehicle. If any cross-wind or passing vehicle moves you at all, the hitch keeps the two safely aligned without tail oscillation.

The hitch performed rock solid when semi trucks and RV's passed at high speed both from behind on freeways or head-on on two-lane highways.