Thank you for all the great suggestions.
I'll have to check the bar rating.
The service tech set it up on the 9th link and mentioned it may need to go one or two more. I like the breaker bar idea since I nearly took off a finger with the tool they provided. Anyone know what size socket that takes ?
For now I might just try going up one link and see what happens.
The TT has a factory installed BAL 7.1 auto leveling system with the integrated power tongue jack so I'm leaning that too. The jack operates from the same control panel that operates the leveling system and seems powerful enough to pick the back end of the truck up enough to relive the tension on the bars. Just seems like its excessively hight, might be that ball height set too high as mentioned.
Like suggested in other threads I need to get to the Cat Scale at the nearby Loves truck center. That might help me understand the weight better.
Great tips and I welcome more
Thanks again