Neewbe questions hitch / weight

Elev8rman wrote:
Hi there i about as green as it gets with trailers. Belived i would be a truck and tent goer and gave people hard times for buying trailer until i slept in brother inlaws trailer on last hunt. Annnnd i went out and bought my own . I got a 2007 keystone raptor 3018 tt. With 1200lb hw .max 13000. I rebuilt gen . Figured out electrical , water heater ,gas and water sytems . In the process of touchn up rubber roof and figuring out how to clean and preserve it. But by far the biggest issue i have now is distribution hitch. I have talked to and emailed. Multiple sources from trailer shops ,rv places manufatures, google and alot of people and got more different answers or no answers at all and just idk or this should work. Basically this is it. I got 1200lb hw what size dist hitch do i need . And do i have to factor in propane bottles and batts. I understand the extra weights such as truck bed cargo water ect. But at this point i been told from 1200lb which i know is wrong. All the way up to 1700lb.and which brands to look into. Iwould prefer one of those with dist,sway in one.i know there prob some other factors i missing. Any help /advice would be greatly appreciated. I can tell already from browsing this group gonna help. Make it a great day .

Well you certainly jumped in with both feet. That TT is one large, heavy trailer and a TH to boot with over a 2T carrying capacity and huge water capacity. IMO you are definitely in the 3/4T 170"+ WB TV territory at a minimum and am holding my breath to hear what you intend to haul this monster around with. Again IMO this is where a Sherline TW scale is a must and I recommend you determine the TW for various loading conditions from like no toys, no water to full load of toys and full water and all combos to see what your range of TWs might be. Only then will you have something more solid to determine what WDH system you need, but I think you are at least the 1400 to 1700 lb range and at the heavier end of that range.

Larry