CAT Scale results - advice needed
Took my TV and TT to the scales and have some results. TV - 2017 Expedition w/ HD Tow package TT - 3101 BHSE (dry weight of 6100, hitch weight of 890) Using ProPride 1400# hitch. Using 2 washers...
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Something does look a little off:
Without the WDH:
- You have 1300lb on the hitch.
- Assuming the hitch is say 40" behind the rear axle and the wheel base is 160", you would see an additional 25% (40/160) move from the front axle to the rear. That should be around 325lb not 740lb. Now I just made up the dimensions so it will vary a bit if you use the real dimensions but I would be surprised it would be off that much.
But to the real question, the solution is really to try and move weight to the rear until yo get to around 750-800lb hitch weight. It may not be as much as you might think as weight moved from in front of the axle to behind the axle works double towards lowering the hitch weight.
Without the WDH:
- You have 1300lb on the hitch.
- Assuming the hitch is say 40" behind the rear axle and the wheel base is 160", you would see an additional 25% (40/160) move from the front axle to the rear. That should be around 325lb not 740lb. Now I just made up the dimensions so it will vary a bit if you use the real dimensions but I would be surprised it would be off that much.
But to the real question, the solution is really to try and move weight to the rear until yo get to around 750-800lb hitch weight. It may not be as much as you might think as weight moved from in front of the axle to behind the axle works double towards lowering the hitch weight.
