Do I need a WDH and an antisway bar?
Vehicle: 2017 RAM 3500 SRW with factory air suspension. Payload 3900 lb. Trailer: TT weighing circa 8000 pounds wet. I'm still shopping for a trailer as well as the hitch and any other accessori...
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SweetLou wrote:
I just purchased a Wells Cargo 16ft tandem trailer. I realize it is not a TT, but it certainly compares. It weighs approx 3k unlaidened. I added another 2k of stuff inside, i.e. 2 ATV, and other things. I had it built with a nose cone in front. I tow with a 2013 Ram 3500 DRW. It never bucked, swayed, just stayed true to the road. So my question is when do you consider a WDH? For me and this trailer and set up, I wouldn't even bother. It has a GVWR of 10K and I still wouldn't bother.
In your case, you would consider a WD hitch when the tongue weight exceeded the limitations listed on the receiver or when the handling or ride was affected too much. I suspect the only thing you might have to worry about would be the receiver limits, especially if you loaded the trailer to its' GVWR.
Barney
