Grit dog wrote:
rctoyguy wrote:
Now I'm wondering if I need to hook up the bars anyway, with very little tension. I looked over the install instructions for this hitch again, and it says:
Rating when used as a weight distributing hitch with spring bars:
tongue weight 1000
max gross trailer weight 10,000
Rating when used as a weight carrying hitch without spring bars:
tongue weight 500 (I'm over that)
max gross trailer weight 5,000 (I'm over that too)
Hoped I could get away without hooking up the bars, but maybe I can't.
Fwiw you could drop a 1000lb tongue weight on the bare hitch, no wd, and not take it off for the next 100000 mi without issue.
Snip...
Bad advice! His hitch is only rated for 500lbs in weight carrying mode not to mention the weight lost off of the front axle of his truck.
Very ill advised statement in my opinion!
Barney
