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j-d
Jul 05, 2016Explorer II
Not uncommon for the hitch itself to have a higher rating, say 5000/500, and see the coach builder impose a lower rating. For that 5000/500 hitch, the RV could be rated 3500/350, 5000/350 or something else.
A hitch's tongue weight rating IS based on a cantilever factor as Dazuiki mentions. I remember 10-inches, but not clear to me if that 40-inches "to the hitch ball" is from the retention pin or the receiver opening. But there IS such a rating, and putting a heavy load a few feet out is way in excess of a rating based on less than one foot.
A hitch's tongue weight rating IS based on a cantilever factor as Dazuiki mentions. I remember 10-inches, but not clear to me if that 40-inches "to the hitch ball" is from the retention pin or the receiver opening. But there IS such a rating, and putting a heavy load a few feet out is way in excess of a rating based on less than one foot.
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