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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After thinking about this, there is one area in the EQ manual I do not agree with their thinking. Page 10 where they says this,
You can do it that way, but I can tell you, you will be adjusting the shank up after you set the WD to level out the trailer if you start out like they are stating to make it the same as the truck unhitched.
I have done many of these setups and with your truck suspension and the already 1,200# TW, I would set the hitch head 1" to max 1.5" above the trailer coupler. Like this
The back of the truck is going to drop some from unhitched height when WD is all set. There is no way around this with 50 to 100% weight restoration on the front of the truck. And it is perfectly OK for the rear of the truck to squat 1" to 1.5" when the front axle is where it is supposed to be. Even 1 3/4 to 2" squat if the front axle is right is not a problem. If you do this adjustment at setup, it can be one less step later.
Regardless of which option you will pic, shoot for 1" above or same at unhitched height like EQ states for setting the ball height to start at, on page 21 EQ talks about adjusting the hitch shank to make sure the camper is not too low or high when WD is adjusted. And then after resetting the hitch height you will need to go over the WD adjustments again and tweak as needed. You will be closer to right if you start 1" to max 1.5" above trailer level with the ball when you start out.
Hope this helps
John
EQ said wrote:
With the trailer parallel to the ground, measure from the ground to the top of the trailer coupler. The hitch ball should initially be placed as close to this height as possible. See Figure 1.
You can do it that way, but I can tell you, you will be adjusting the shank up after you set the WD to level out the trailer if you start out like they are stating to make it the same as the truck unhitched.
I have done many of these setups and with your truck suspension and the already 1,200# TW, I would set the hitch head 1" to max 1.5" above the trailer coupler. Like this
The back of the truck is going to drop some from unhitched height when WD is all set. There is no way around this with 50 to 100% weight restoration on the front of the truck. And it is perfectly OK for the rear of the truck to squat 1" to 1.5" when the front axle is where it is supposed to be. Even 1 3/4 to 2" squat if the front axle is right is not a problem. If you do this adjustment at setup, it can be one less step later.
Regardless of which option you will pic, shoot for 1" above or same at unhitched height like EQ states for setting the ball height to start at, on page 21 EQ talks about adjusting the hitch shank to make sure the camper is not too low or high when WD is adjusted. And then after resetting the hitch height you will need to go over the WD adjustments again and tweak as needed. You will be closer to right if you start 1" to max 1.5" above trailer level with the ball when you start out.
Hope this helps
John
