rctoyguy wrote:
Maybe I'm wording some stuff wrong. The hitch attached to the truck is rated for something insane - 1800 tongue, 18000 trailer. The WD hitch I have is what says 500 without bars.
With the camper attached, I had 1/4" rise in the front of the truck (with no bars attached.)
I hooked up the bars on a light setting (3rd link) - that brought the front of the truck back to original height.
Make sure all parts of your hitch are rated for the load.
By your description, your truck does not need a weight distributing hitch to tow that trailer. I would run it without the bars.
A weight distributing hitch is a helper/aid for vehicles with insufficient rear suspension to carry a heavy hitch weight. Bigger trucks with heavier rear suspension don't need a weight distributing hitch to pull trailers that are within their rear suspensions weight carrying ability.
Weight distributing hitches are used almost exclusively by the RV towing community and are very rarely, if ever, seen in use in commercial business trades, such as construction, heavy equipment, and trucking.
A medium size travel trailer may require a massive amount of weight distribution to be towed by a station wagon, mini van, small suv, etc. Hook that same trailer up to a much bigger truck, say an F550, and the truck doesn't even know it has any weight on it's hitch. Put it on the ball and go.
