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Originally Posted by MudyOvl
(Post 1041913)
bluevalley, Have you had any issues using the WDH? With the hitch point extended farther from the vehicle hitch, does it seems to cause the hitch to rotate any? I know JCL does not recommend WDH, but I am considering a PP3P just for the added comfort of sway control. I planned to put minimum weight on the WDH portion to minimize any torqueing of the factory hitch.
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It isn't that I don't recommend a WDH, it is just that I personally had a cut off point under which I wouldn't have bothered. For me personally, that was around 4000 lbs. I towed that much without a WDH without issue, paying attention to load distribution and tongue weight. I would not tow more than that without a WDH, particularly a trailer with a larger bluff area to catch crosswinds, etc.
No European manufacturer recommends a WDH because they are not legal in Europe. Electric brakes aren't used there, and surge brakes don't work with WDHs. The absence of a recommendation to use one by BMW and other manufacturers is not a recommendation not to use one, just a lack of knowledge about them. All IMO.
If you are using a PPP hitch, then I would personally go with a Propride. Pretty much the ultimate setup for towing, a diesel SUV with a Propride.
Lots of good info on airforums, the Airstream discussion board. You can do a search there and see all the X5s (usually 35d models) towing larger Airstreams. All with WDHs. In some cases, the hitches have been reinforced by CanAm in Ontario, to resist the bending moment that they weren't necessarily designed for and which results from using a WDH.
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