Can I use a WDH on a DP
I tow a 22' enclosed trailer behind the DP in my signature. It has a 10,000 lb hitch with a 1000 lb tongue weight capacity. I have been hauling a UTV weighing 1100 lbs in the front and a 3200 lb...
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larry cad wrote:wildmanbaker wrote:bjbear wrote:
Although it is true that a DP with air suspension will compensate for extra weight on the hitch receiver by raising the rear of the coach, that is not the primary purpose of a WDH.
Tell you what, find a scale in your area and give this a try on you MH. Get back to us on what you find out, OK. There are a lot of things that work on paper, but not in real life.
I agree with wildman. Your drawing showing the PICKUP TRUCK changing rear height is totally different than a similar experiment with a DIESEL MOTORHOME where the rear height remains constant. (i.e. doing the same thing as the WDH. I would like to see a set of data from a similar test ON THE SCALES except with your DP. Data is wonderful. Accurate data is even better.
Larry Cad....
Look at the picture of my actual pick-up and trailer that I used to measure the Real World weights. I should have mentioned that because I normally carried a heavy truck camper on it, it was fitted with air bags that kept the rear from sagging.....just like my motorhome.
And.... Are you actually saying that on a MH, when the air bags inflate further to raise the rear after a heavy tongue weight has been added, that it takes away the weight that was added?? There is no change to the weight on the drive axles?? The weight is removed from the receiver?? and the MH is exactly the same as it was before the weight was added to the receiver??
