Help needed with CAT scale numbers
After discussing in a previous thread about my Equalizer hitch 1200/12000 model and if is appropriate for my truck / trailer, I believe it would best to get real CAT weights. Below are my CAT sca...
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Baja Man wrote:
Questions:
If I load additonal weight to truck bed, which I plan on doing in the next few weeks (camper shell, tools, camping supplies, possible a cargo slide, etc) approx. 600#.....
1. will this increase my tongue weight?
2. If so I would need to increase both the hitch to a 1400/14000 and receiver to at least 1400 tW.
Thoughts?
Short answer is no.
Your hitch has a given rating. Assuming you have a Class IV hitch on your truck, you are limited to about 1,200 lbs attached to the hitch. If you want to go above that, you need a Class V hitch installed on your truck. For example, if you load 2,000 lbs on to a Class IV hitch, the excess weight could cause the Class IV hitch to fail.
Classes of trailer hitches
When you add weight to the back of the truck, you are adding it to the overall truck weight - and more specifically to the rear axle - slightly different from tongue weight.
Given that you will be adding even more weight to the rear axle, it becomes even more important that the WDS does its job of transferring weight to the front axle.
