What size bars

2014screw wrote:

LarryJM wrote:

2014screw wrote:
I am getting the Equal-i-zer WDH and I am estimating my tongue weight will be between 600-650 lbs after all is said and done.

When looking at their website on the How to Select the Correct Hitch Size for Your Trailer - http://www.equalizerhitch.com/About%20Equal-i-zer/hitchsizes.php#results it has a section asking how much weight behind the rear axle of your tow vehicle

I input the following data

Gross trailer weight @ 4800 lbs
Tongue weight @ 13% is 624 lbs
Maybe 100 lbs behind rear axles on tow vehicle

The bars for this WDH are 600 and the next is 1000 lbs

Which one would you choose?

Those inputs into that link give you the 10K/1K hitch so what is your question?:h

Larry

I guess my question is - do you go closer to what you are even if over or do you go to the next higher rating? Even if TW is 700 lbs, it is closer to 600 than 1000. I heard going to high can effect the ride.

I have ordered the 1000 lb bars but can change if they are too high a rating

For a couple reasons, you go to next higher rating.

1. Your tongue weight is not a constant number. Depending on what you load, and where you load it, your tongue weight will fluctuate during every trip. You may load more groceries, you may load more water, etc. Groceries get used up, water gets used up, holding tanks get filled. Your tongue weight is going up and down as you go. If you decide, you want to boondock and add a battery on the trailer tongue, most of that weight is tongue weight.

2. Your estimated weight behind the axles, may be a bit low. The weight distribution hitch, is weight behind your rear axle. That could be 100 lbs by itself. Most of us carry our chocks, tools, leveling boards / blocks, etc, back there also. Could even be some firewood.

As far as going too high on the bars, you have some flexibility in setting the tension.