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jmtandem wrote:
With my Ram 3500 and about 1100 pounds on the trailer tongue I absolutely do not need weight distribution. What are you trying to distribute? You have more than enough weight up front with the Cummins, plenty of payload in back to handle the tongue weight, and will be under both axle and tire ratings. Sway, perhaps! The one thing you probably need to do is upgrade the stock receiver if you choose to run without WD. I have towed with both WD and without WD and found no difference. The Cummins is so heavy that it actually enhances the truck's handling to have some weight in back.
I didn't realize how important the WD system was until a guy in a car had a blow out while passing my truck and 34 ft. 5th wheel. He slammed into the side of my Dodge 3500 at the rear panel going about 60 mph while we were traveling on interstate I-10. The impact pushed my truck and TT all the way from the right lane over to the edge of the left lane with my tires ridding on the outer edge. I really felt like I was not going to be able to control the truck and trailer and was going to flip the trailer. I turned the steering wheel hard to the right and then hard to the left. I was amazed that both the truck and trailer made a big S shaped route with no sense of being out of control. I was able to pull my truck and 32' trailer back over to the right lane and park so I could check for any damage. Damage was only to the outside of the truck, $2000.
I was using a Reese Dual cam hitch and it saved me big time. Personally, I would never drive a trailer without a WD system for safety reasons. I would also not drive a diesel truck without an "exhaust Brake". Saves your truck brakes and makes going down steep mountains safer:):)
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