Do I need a WD Hitch
Hi all, Looking at new travel trailers and wonder if I need a WD hitch? I have been pulling a little Fun Finder 139 without. We are looking at trailers in the 21-24 total length (including tongu...
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mkirsch wrote:
You'll probably need one based on the ratings of your truck's receiver. At 5000lbs, the tongue weight darned well better be over 500lbs, and the receivers on most 1500 series pickups are only rated to 500lbs without a WD hitch.
The trailer will probably weigh between 6000 and 6500lbs loaded and ready to camp, with a tongue weight of 700 to 750lbs. That's WD territory for a 1500 series pickup.
Get one with built in sway control. It's good insurance against unknown sources of sway, and really helps with the push-pull from large vehicles passing by.
The loaded weight will be around 5000 lbs. Perhaps I used GVWR incorrectly?
