Effect of W/D hitch in lbs transfered
I understand how a W/D hitch works but is there a chart or formula that lists the actual pounds transferred off the hitch. I'm researching to see if a Ram 1500 is going to be sufficient to tow my 21'...
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As far as the hitch weight rating, while it has two different ratings, one for with and one for without weight distribution, the tongue weight is always the dead weight of the tongue before the WD bars are active. So the amount of weight transfered by the wd system is irrelevant to the hitch weight rating. You could calculate the amount transfered to the trailer, it's probably between 15% and 20% but depends totally on the bars, their tension, the angle between the truck and the trailer (imagine driving over a hill vs through a dip in the road). It won't be much in the greater scheme of things - if that amount of weight transfer makes a big difference you're probably too close to being overloaded anyway.
Brian
Brian
