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KD4UPL
Oct 16, 2013Explorer II
Your hitch might be rated for only 500 pounds tongue weight without WD. If so (check the label) then technically you're over on tongue weight without it.
Either way, no, you don't need a WDH for that light weight trailer and that truck.
I would pull it without.
I tow my 4,500 boat, 5,000 pound cargo trailer, and 16,000 pound loaded equipment trailer with no WDH and have no issues at all. Yes, my hitch is rated for the tongue weight.
Either way, no, you don't need a WDH for that light weight trailer and that truck.
I would pull it without.
I tow my 4,500 boat, 5,000 pound cargo trailer, and 16,000 pound loaded equipment trailer with no WDH and have no issues at all. Yes, my hitch is rated for the tongue weight.
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