Dealer gave me wrong equal-I-zer size?

shades9323 wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
No way would I run 1k lb spring bars on a trailer with 600lbs of tongue weight. Yes some of us are experts, more so than what some website calculator thinks you need.

OP, keep the bars you currently have.

What happens if I load up the trailer and it ends up with a 650lb tongue weight?

Nothing. As mentioned before, the 600 lb limit is the maximum that the bars can transfer off the hitch. Nothing is going to break or cause massive issues by going a bit above. You are in that grey area whether the higher weight hitch would help or hinder. My tongue weight is in the 750 - 800 lb range and I'm using the 1000 lb setup. I like it, but also realize I could still probably get away with the 600 lb one.

There is no way the trailer caused your paint chip by impacting the hitch head either. If nothing bumped it right there, it could simply be a spot where the paint didn't adhere well and hitch flexing caused it to flake off.

If you want to go to the trouble of replacing your hitch, which will enable you to upgrade trailers in the future, go for it. Otherwise, don't sweat the small stuff.