BarneyS wrote:
I am willing to bet a case of beer that installing a WD hitch that can put more weight back on the front axle will solve your problem. In my previous responses I was under the assumption you originally had a WD hitch but I evidently mis-read your first post.
On another note, you say your tongue weight is 900lbs. That was probably overloading your receiver hitch rating by almost double, which I believe in Dodge trucks of that year was only rated for 500lb in weight carrying mode. It was rated for 1000lbs in weight distribution mode.
Barney
I really think you may be spot on. The reason I went with the Andersen was because it was supposed to be a "no bounce" design. I considered bounce to be another word for porpoising. Some proponents of the Andersen said that the spring bars on a conventional w/d hitch could actually exacerbate bounce whereas the poly bushings on the Andersen absorbed that energy. Well in theory...
And, who knows? Bounce may not really be referring to the same motion as porpoising anyway. Regardless, the known fact is that with my setup, the Andersen doesn't return more than about 25% to the front axle. Supposedly it works great with smaller, lighter trailers with lower tongue weights. Mine clearly doesn't fall into that category.
So, clearly I think the next step is to try a different hitch that may be more appropriate for my trailer. This may be a situation where it's best to stay with herd. I'll bet 90+% of the trailers around the size/weight of mine are being pulled with a Reese DC, Equal-i-zer, Blue Ox, etc.
BTW, you are right that I would have been overloading the hitch originally installed on my truck. My answer to that was to upgrade to a Class V receiver on the truck.
