Change weight by adding washer to WD hitch?
If I add a washer to my WD hitch and use the same link on chain, will it improve my weight numbers? ie. help load steer axle. Is 60# off the steer axle worth worrying about? Just trying to dial it in...
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OP...
I am a proponent of using as much head hitch tilt and the minimum number of links hanging free as possible. More hitch head angle means that your hich distributes weight easier.
With that said, there is no secret formula to finding out your tongue weight.
You can go to a cat scale and do three passes
1) weigh the truck full of gas without the trailer hitched
2) weigh the truck with the trailer and WD
3) weigh the truck and trailer hitched and no WD
For #3 take the # from the steer and the drive axle and subtract the weight from #1. That will give you a close measure of the tongue weight.
You sound like a "I got to know" kind of person... Kind of like me!
So, my plans for 2015 are to purchase a Sherline Scale so I can accurately measure my tongue weight whenever I want too.
Here is a Link to their 5000 lb model... It's just a few dollars more than their 2000 lb model.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
I am a proponent of using as much head hitch tilt and the minimum number of links hanging free as possible. More hitch head angle means that your hich distributes weight easier.
With that said, there is no secret formula to finding out your tongue weight.
You can go to a cat scale and do three passes
1) weigh the truck full of gas without the trailer hitched
2) weigh the truck with the trailer and WD
3) weigh the truck and trailer hitched and no WD
For #3 take the # from the steer and the drive axle and subtract the weight from #1. That will give you a close measure of the tongue weight.
You sound like a "I got to know" kind of person... Kind of like me!
So, my plans for 2015 are to purchase a Sherline Scale so I can accurately measure my tongue weight whenever I want too.
Here is a Link to their 5000 lb model... It's just a few dollars more than their 2000 lb model.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
