Any gain from WD on a dodge 3500

jmtandem wrote:

I would also not drive a diesel truck without an "exhaust Brake". Saves your truck brakes and makes going down steep mountains safer

I am with you on the exhaust brake for diesels but lost on the fifth wheel WD hitch you mentioned in your original response to my comments. I also wonder if you have ever towed (your travel trailer) without WD and taken the time to understand the differences. Thousands tow without WD daily with no issues. Trailers are delivered from the factory to dealers without WD/sway with no issues. Most with one ton diesel pickups. Most construction trailers are towed without WD as well.

WD does not only add some redistributed weight back to the front tow vehicle axle. What many don't understand is that with WD the trailer axles also are loaded at about 20-25 percent of the redistributed weight adding more weight on the trailer tires that is usually not especially beneficial for trailer tires. WD has it's place when the tow vehicle's front end will get very light, too light to be safe, but it is not needed in all applications and with the heavy diesel engine rarely is it needed. Sway, of course, is a different issue and can be very important. Pickup trucks 250/2500 or heavier are built with a front/rear weight bias that allows for loads in the bed. Your truck likely is more than 60 percent front/40 or less rear weight empty. So adding the tongue weight of 1000-1200 pounds evens out some of that bias. Why add more weight back to the already factory supplied heavy front when the truck is designed to add weight to the back?