Finally hit the scales
Have had various truck / trailer combinations, for 15 years, and finally weighed one. Trailer numbers from manufacturers sticker UVW 7021 lbs hitch weight 841 lbs (12%) It's a front kitchen...
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handye9 wrote:When you measured at the front bumper, you got a rise of 1/2".
The measurements came about because, that is the recommended method in the owners manual. Ford says, measure the front and rear bumper. One of the local hitch salesmen told me to measure fender wells.
The fender well measurement (unloaded and loaded with WD) showed no rise on the front.
When you later measured at the fender well, you got no rise.
This is why I recommend that, if people really want to know what the WDH is doing, they should measure the axle loads and not rely on height measurements.
Your axle loads indicate a Front Axle Load Restoration of 200/440 = 45%.
Your axle loads indicate that after WD was applied you ended up with 240# removed from the front axle -- which should give a front-end rise of about 1/4".
It looks as though you have a good compromise between the 2008 specifications and the specifications which have been in effect since 2011.
Ron
