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Originally Posted by kideral
Is it clear cut that a gooseneck tows that much better than a Tag?
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Depends on the hitch. With a normal weight-distributing hitch with sway control as your tag hitch, then yes, the gooseneck tows much, much better.
But if you pay the big bucks for a Hensley Arrow hitch, then the tag will tow just as good as any gooseneck (or fifth wheel).
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What are the different types of anti sway for the TAG?? Do they really cost $3,000??
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There are two basic types of weight-distributing hitches combined with sway control. The most common (and least expensive) is the Drawtite/Reese/Hidden Hitch type. I bought one a coupla months ago for my tag cargo trailer and it cost me about $500 for the trunion bar weight distribution and the dual cam sway control for an 800 pound hitch weight.
The other type is the Hensley Arrow design. Completely different, and much more expensive. That's the one you heard cost $3,000. It's worth it for heavy haulers. I don't have one because my three tag trailers are much lighter duty.
Within the less-expensive types, there are a coupla different ways they work. For the weight-distribution part, there are spring bars and trunion bars. Not much difference. for the sway control, there is the dual cam and the friction type. They look different but they do the same job of making it harder for the trailer to go into a drastic sway condition.
