check my wdh numbers please
Just getting my new f250 setup with my Outback 250rs, previously I was pulling with a 2010 Tundra and the dealer had setup the hitch. The Ford is quite a bit taller than the Toyota so I had to drop t...
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katoom400 wrote:
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so on the way home I moved the hitch back 1 hole in the receiver which is roughly an inch. I figured the more clearance the better. On the ride home it felt like the trailer had more incluence on the truck than the ride there....Is it possible that moving the hitch ~ 1 inch is making that much of difference??
another thing I notice now looking at these pictures is that the trailer looks slight nose high in some of the pics..don't know if it's the camera angle, but maybe I'm a little light on the tongue at this point?
You bet it is possible that one inch is making a difference! It gives the trailer more leverage on the tow vehicle and is why it felt different on the way home. Nothing wrong with doing that though as long as you adjust the WD hitch to compensate. It probably threw off your WD a bit.
As far as the front being high and the tongue weight, you should adjust the attitude of the trailer by moving the hitch head up or down on the shank, not by changing the WD bar tension. Probably wouldn't hurt to add some weight to the front of the trailer if you can either. Looking again at your pictures, the rig looks pretty good just the way it is. I would leave it alone if it were me.
Have you weighed the trailer and truck to see what is going on? If not, that is the next step that I would do.
Barney
