Good morning all, newly here. I'm towing a travel trailer 19ft long and weighs 3500 lbs. Andersen hitch says it's ok to use... Land Rover does not recommend a weight distribution hitch because of electronic suspension.
Tow capacity is not an issue.
Anyone towing with Defender 110? what are you using for sway control?

thank you

 

I use nothing and have not experienced any sway.


~5500lbs with this trailer


~6400lbs with this one

 

I've been towing with various vehicles (Duramax, X5, Tacoma, Sprinter van...) for years and have never had the need for a weight distribution hitch. So long as you have the weight in the trailer distributed properly you should be fine.


I find the Defender tows like a dream. Better than anything I've used, maybe aside from the Duramax, but it is more comfortable than the Duramax.

 

Great set up! so no issues with sway? I'm traveling from San Deigo to Yellowstone... a little nervous

 

No need for WDH, brakes on P300 a bit weak make sure trailer brakes are dialed in on controller if you have P300.

 

I use my P400 to tow a 6,000 lbs boat and 5,000lbs travel trailer. No towing issues to date. We use the below on the travel trailer, was useful on our MN to CA road trip with 2 kids and 1 dog in the vehicle.

https://www.etrailer.com/tv-Demo-Hay...n-HA81775.aspx

 

GREAT FEEDBACK!! I'm ordering this sway controller now.

thank you

 

we tow 7700 pounds with our defender and have no problems at all.

 

awesome.. no sway issues? are you using a sway controller?

 

No. There are 3 important things to prevent and deal with sway.

1 - Have the weight distributed correctly on the trailer. This is critical but not difficult to get right.
2 - Have a vehicle that is heavy enough, and has a long enough wheelbase, that it won't be overwhelmed by the trailer.

If you get the above 2 things correct you'll have no issues with sway. Of course cross winds will always cause some sway but you'll be able to drive right through it if you're loaded right.

The 3rd thing is having a good brake controller with the brake actuator within easy reach. Like you need to be able to hit it quickly without looking. That way in the event of a trailer tire failure, or anything else that causes the trailer to get out of sorts, you can apply the trailer brake and keep that bitch behind you.

I don't have anything against the use of sway controllers, but they should only be considered extra security, not a band-aid for bad fundamentals.

Don't be nervous, after a few hours you'll be totally comfortable with it. If you can, get it hooked up and do some test runs.