Help with hitch and ball setup

jerem0621 wrote:
Just a note...most weight distribution hitch heads are rated at 500lbs in weight carrying mode. When I had my TT and my Dually I had a heavy duty draw bar That more than covered the hitch weight...experiencing a hitch head failure myself...I never towed without my back up WC draw bar.

Here is a pic of what I have.





IMHO...your probably Okay to tow your trailer home without weight distribution as long as your receiver and your draw bar is rated to handle the weight...I would look at the dry tongue weight ...(the brochure tongue weight)...and add 150-200 lbs...(for propane and battery) and look at the hitch on the truck...does it say that you can tow that much tongue weight in weight carrying mode? If yes, make sure your draw bar is rated for that guesstimated tongue weight ... Then hitch up and see how the truck settles.

Don't forget that you will need a 2 5/16th ball... You will need to torque that ball down to about 450 ft lbs too....

Thanks and good luck!

Jeremiah

Thanks jerem. the draw bar I will get will handle the trailer. My receiver on my truck says Max 5000lbs. Trailer is 5200 dry with a hitch weight of 655. I could be over by 300 lbs or so if im right. Will that be ok for a 20 min drive?