New tow vehicle: hitch height question
Hi everyone. I just upgraded my tow vehicle to a 2017 F350 crew cab 6.2L. I have a 33’ Keystone Bullet TT with a loaded weight of around 7,200lbs. The tongue weight is around 900lbs. I’ve pulled i...
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Durb wrote:
I had a Reese SC years ago. As I recall, you want to chose a position on your shank so that the trailer sits close to level. I would prefer a position which is 1/2" low rather than 1 1/2" too high. Measure your hitch height unloaded and install the trailer. Adjust your spring bar tension by tilting the ball head down (increasing spring tension) so that your hitch height is 1/2" down from unloaded height. I believe this is how the manual instructed me. This process worked well for me towing 6,000# with a Nissan Titan, never any sway.
I'm sorry but the manual did not advise you to level your trailer by using the WD spring bars. You level the trailer by the position of the hitch head on the shank. The spring bars are for restoring lost weight from the front axle of the truck. If this process raises the back of the truck a bit then you adjust the hitch head position on the shank again until the trailer is as level as you can get it. This is probably what you were trying to get across in your post above. The tilt on the hitch head is for pre-tensioning the spring bars - not for leveling purposes.
The whole process is a trial and error type of thing. You adjust one and check. Adjust another and check again etc. It takes time to set it up correctly which is why most dealers do not get it right and it is up to us to make everything work well together.
Barney
