Actual Hitch Weight vs Dry Hitch Weight
I'm currently looking at a lighter TT. I'm concerned with hitch weight right now on my Ram 1500. My towing capacity is fine (10,050lbs). I'm looking at TTs with a dry hitch weight between 515-600lbs. ...
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mfifield01 wrote:
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If I don't put anything in the bed of my truck, I'd be 50 lbs over. Only thing left out is the weight that would go back to the trailer. I've seen 10-30% is taken off the tongue by a WDH.
See the first sentence and the last two sentences in my post above. In my opinion, if you are that close so that you have to use the weight transferred via the WD hitch to the trailer to make it fit, then the trailer is too heavy for your truck. I would look for trailers that fit your truck without figuring the amount removed by the WD hitch.
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