BlueOx vs ProPride 3P Sway Elimination Hitch (3P install + thoughts) 

Better than the official 8 video instruction series from ProPride themselves.

After watching this, you’ve definitely earned our subscription. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this information out there. Know it’s appreciated.

Great video, thanks. A small correction: the friction type sway controls do make it harder for sway to start because static friction is present. But once sway starts, the coefficient of friction is reduced (kinetic vs static), thus the sway control is reduced and can get out of hand. Also, a quick tip: if your trailer starts to sway too much, bring on the trailer brakes and slightly depress the accelerator pedal. This will correct the sway. If you decel with the truck, you could/will make the sway worse and wreck. Think pulling a rope from its two ends vs pushing the two ends together.

1st time ive watched your site Great video I have a blue ox now and I have been dealing with trl sway and have been watching videos on propride 3p can't wait for your follow up video please add some time on the disconnect process

Well done, love my 3P! Pro tip lube your stinger slips in and out like butter! I use spray on white lithium

This has been the most helpful video on making a decision about purchasing a ProPride. I was on the fence and looking at purchasing the Weigh-Safe instead. I'm so glad I came across your video. Also, Go Blue!

On your trip to Sardis, you drove right thru where my house I grew up in (as a teenager) used to be. The westbound lane of Hwy 82 goes thru it. Between Tomnolen and Stewart (about halfway) is a creek named Calabrella (pronounced Cullabeda). Go across that bridge and at the top of the small hill coming out of the creek bottom is where my house used to be. Great place to grow up. Eupora is where I went to HS from '78 to '82. They four-laned 82 back in the late 90's sometime (maybe early 2000's). You currently live in Mathiston looks like. How a guy from Michigan ended up in Mathiston is probably a good story LOL.

Thanks so much for the video. Been debating going from blue ox to pro pride as well. Wish I'd have made the jump before all the inflation, these went way up in price.

Really wish I seen this before buying my TT. I'm currently learning all this after the sale.

Hey Jay Bates, amazing video on the ProPride 3P® Hitch! We’d like to use it in a review ad and give you full credit. Let us know if you’re up for it. Thanks!

True. But how about that newer blue ox sway pro? It doesn't use friction. I would agree that the pro pride is THE pinnacle by a long shot, but I can buy four blue ox swaypros for the price of one propride. $3800 is a LOT to swallow for us poors. Lol

Excellent video. We don’t have our travel trailer yet. But I’ve been researching hitch systems. The Blue ox was at the top of my list. I thought the pro pride was to expensive and some what of a gimmick. Your video has me rethinking things. I do have the same tow vehicle.

Push vs. sway? Well explained!!!

Having experience with this hitch. When you torque down the stinger bolts you want the bolt to spin and the nut to stay still. If you are turning the NUT you will open the split washer and it won't completely stay under the nut. I have RAS is my garage waiting on an install. Good info!

The torque page is interesting. It looks like they've lowered the torque on the 3/4" yoke bolts to 60lb. The propride videos with the v1 jacks say to tighten those to 250 ft/lb!

Did your F150 have the extendable tow mirrors from the factory? Also, do you find the backup "dial" feature on the F150 dash to be useful?

My brain says no to the go in the heat, it’s scary because it’s so hot here in SC. Be sure you have all the tools to make minor repairs, change a tire, replace a bulb etc. before you travel. Spare tires are a given but most never think about a set of bearings or a whole hub for the trailer axle(s). Spare safety pin for the hitch and a fire extinguisher. I carry a laser temp tester to check the temps on wheel bearing and tires. My 3/4 ton uses a weight distribution hitch but with chains instead of an L bracket like you had. No issues with the push pull problems you experienced.

What a superb informative vlog. Thank you.

great video. did you say you routed the brake away cable through the safety chain. do not recommend doing that should be separate if a break away happens may not activate

Your presentation is very well done. great explanations for the seasoned and not so seasoned trailer owner.. What do you do for work.. are you in education? CUDO's to you

I love the dad jokes in your newsletter :)

I normally don't comment on YT vids, however yours was very well put together. Thanks for the tips and perspective(s). As someone who is looking to purchase the P3 hitch, I look forward to your updated thoughts. What was your overall install time on the hitch? Our RV dealer is estimating 3-4 hours. Cheers!

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Very Nice presentation, in a few mo I may be getting camper about the same size as your, I have a 250 ford. But I really don't think that will make a difference in your presentation. I will look into the 3P, I think I might have seen a few of your wood working videos, I do wood working as well. Good luck camping.

I literally went through this exact same scenario. I used to drive commercially pulling gooseneck trailers and heavy equipment so i was familiar with towing very large and heavy things behind a truck. Fast forward 15 years i bought a travel trailer that is similar to yours at 30.6ft ball to bumper with a GVWR of 7600lbs. My truck was a 2020 Silverado 1500 with max towing at 9400lbs. I made the same mistake of telling the salesman yea just put on the wd hitch yall sell because i dont have one. $1200 later i had a similar one to yours original hitch and the sway and truck-suck as ive seen it called was horrible....I ended up buying the same 3P ProPride hitch as you and it was worlds better at actually controlling the sway. I didnt 100% remove the truck-suck but its about 90% there..Then after a few months i decided i didnt want to tear up my truck since i was at the max payload and close to max tow ratings and it still didnt drive as good as i wanted it to. So i ordered 3500 (1 Ton) truck and have had it for a few months now. I immediately pulled the ProPride hitch off the TT and pulled the trailer with no WD at all and its just as good or better than with all the extra WD equipment on the truck/trailer. Long story short, this is an excellent WD hitch when you need it on lighter tow vehicles, not needed really for a heavy duty 2500/2500 truck. So ill probably be selling now both of my WD hitches in the near future.

Reese strait line has always been my favorite. Read all directions before making your video. Learn also how to get out of a sway or jackknife situation with acceleration and manually braking the trailer.

Blue Ox SwayPro works great for me. I see no need to pay all that money when sway is not a problem?

Good video, thanks

Did you consider the Andersen Weight Distribution Hitch?

Are those the newe V2 jack assemblies?

Cool. Like to do a sticker swap with you

Blue Ox didn't do anything for sway

This seems ridiculously complicated VS Gain. I am good with my Equalizer!

Comparing a $650 hitch to a $3800 hitch. Yeah, that seems fair.

While the trucks tow rating is 10k, it's gvwr is probably 7k. You will exceed the trucks gvwr before ever getting close to the tow capacity. Marketing is crazy!

All these thing are in the ProPride videos on youtube. you should have watched them.