Do I need a WD hitch for this set up?
I have a 2006 GMC Sierra 2500HD Dmax 4x4 crew with short bed. I'm going next week to pick up a 5000lb TT with a tongue weight of 550lbs and an overall length of 29ft. Its going to be a 6hr trip towi...
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Ignoring the potential issues with the factory hitch failing...
I brought my trailer home without a WD hitch (6k, maybe 650TW, but shorter at 21') on a '97 GMC half ton. Ok, my trip was about 40mi to home... The front end was a little light. I ran 55-60. The steering was a little lazy but otherwise handled fine, no sway, no blowing around... I did buy the Equilizer 4-way for it.
I now tow that same trailer with my sig truck without the WD. You and me have diesels (a lot more weight on the front axle), and a longer truck than that half ton I had (more leverage fighting against that tongue weight). Right or wrong, I've run my trailer thousands of miles with nothing more that a 10k rated ball & mount; no WD hitch. My only concern is that extra 8' which is more leverage to cause a potential issue to sway.
If I were in your shoes, I would go and pick up that trailer with nothing more than a rated 2 5/16 ball, see how it handles. Maybe I like living on the wild side.
I brought my trailer home without a WD hitch (6k, maybe 650TW, but shorter at 21') on a '97 GMC half ton. Ok, my trip was about 40mi to home... The front end was a little light. I ran 55-60. The steering was a little lazy but otherwise handled fine, no sway, no blowing around... I did buy the Equilizer 4-way for it.
I now tow that same trailer with my sig truck without the WD. You and me have diesels (a lot more weight on the front axle), and a longer truck than that half ton I had (more leverage fighting against that tongue weight). Right or wrong, I've run my trailer thousands of miles with nothing more that a 10k rated ball & mount; no WD hitch. My only concern is that extra 8' which is more leverage to cause a potential issue to sway.
If I were in your shoes, I would go and pick up that trailer with nothing more than a rated 2 5/16 ball, see how it handles. Maybe I like living on the wild side.
