Keep the Trailer Straight

Towing problems fall into six groups, and they connect: sway usually traces back to tongue weight, a sagging truck traces back to payload, and dead brakes almost always trace back to a connector.

Sway Control

Trailer Sway & Sway Control

Sway is almost never a mystery. It comes down to tongue weight, load position or speed - and only one of those three costs money to fix.

Weight Distribution

Weight Distribution Hitches

A weight distribution hitch moves load off the back of your truck. Whether you need one is a number, not an opinion - and the number is on your door jamb.

Hitches

Hitches, Receivers & Ball Mounts

Class, receiver size, ball diameter, drop. Four numbers decide whether your setup is right, and three of them are stamped on parts you already own.

Brake Controllers

Trailer Brake Controllers

If the trailer has electric brakes, something has to tell them how hard to work. That something is a controller, and how you set it decides how the rig stops.

Wiring & Mirrors

Wiring, Lights & Towing Mirrors

Nearly every trailer electrical fault is corrosion or a bad ground. Knowing which wire does what turns a roadside mystery into a five-minute check.

Towing Capacity

Towing Capacity, Tongue Weight & Setup

The number in the brochure is not the number that limits you. The one that does is on a sticker inside your driver's door.

Four pages carry most of what this site has to say. If you read nothing else, read these - two of them will probably save you money rather than cost you any.

How to

How to Stop Trailer Sway

The in-the-moment response, then the load corrections that keep it from happening again - and when hardware is genuinely the answer.

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Guide

Do I Need a WD Hitch?

The three-check test that answers the question definitively, plus the cases where the answer is a clear no.

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Guide

How Much Can My Truck Tow?

The four ratings that constrain a tow, where each is published, and the order to work through them.

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Reference

7-Pin Wiring Diagram

The seven circuits and what each one does, the common color convention, and how to confirm it on your own vehicle.

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Three calculators that work from numbers you measure yourself. They hold no database of vehicle ratings, because we have no licensed source for one and publishing capacity figures we cannot verify would be a safety risk.