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73guna
Explorer
Mar 23, 2016

Lower weight rated wd hitch on a heavier trailer, unsafe?

The blue ox wd hitch Im looking at has the same hitch/head on all models, bars will interchange. If you go to a heavier trailer all you have to do is upgrade bars. What could be the results if you d...
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hawkeye-08
Explorer III
Apr 01, 2016
I had a round bar 10,000/1,000 WDH before the one I have now (15,000/1,500) for my trailer that has 1,300-1,500lb tongue weight. I was able to restore weight to my front axle, but believe I had increased bouncing.. that I no longer have with the current setup.

If you use the bars rated for less than your tongue weight, you may end up with some extra bounce..

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