We then took readings of the hitch’s resistance to sway, or the force necessary to overcome the friction sway control components of each brand of hitch. We set up a truck and trailer in a warehouse and used air castors under the tires to eliminate the ground friction. We conducted an experiment with the top WD hitches on the market.
We studied all of them 2-point, 4-point, adaptive, self-adjusting, self-centering and all the buzz words the industry had invented.
Over the years that we were developing our weight distribution hitch, we studied sway control in an attempt to design the best system. The continuum has as much, or more friction sway control built into it as the leading brands, although we prefer the term ‘sway prevention.’ Because our bars are always ‘loaded,’ our friction sway prevention is immediate and continuous (hence, the name Continuum.) This ‘loading’ or ‘stiffness’ can help with handling, but in our opinion, sway control components do little to stop sway once it starts.
