Setting up WDH for new truck
I wanted to share my experience with following the sticky thread at the beginning of the "Towing" forum for setting up a WDH (http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/17730894.cfm). ...
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During the adjustment, I had actually taken one of the spacers (washers) out, thinking I was doing a "good" thing by making the ball vertical! Now I know why the spacer was in there. It would help with the bars being more parallel, plus the dealer had set three links hanging on the Tundra setup. The bars looked parallel on my old truck/current trailer. Duh!
So I guess I will add at least that one spacer back. The part of the hitch holding the ball has oval holes, which allow tilting the head some. One of the pictures I am attaching shows the spacers from the "above" angle. There is a bolt on the underside to tighten up the hitch ball against the spacers.
Looking into this has led me to a couple more questions:
1. The receiver hitch is a Curt model 17001. It lists the trailer weight as 10,000 lbs max (my trailer GVWR is 9636 lbs), and the tongue weight as 800 lbs max. Even at 6000 lbs loaded (probably where I am at), 15% of the weight would be 900 lbs. Do I need a sturdier hitch?
2. I show a picture of my WDH bars. I could not find a marking on them indicating their weight rating. How will I know if my bars are up to the task? This whole setup came from my first TT, a Surveyor 235, which I think was around 3500 lbs shipped, and 5000-6000 lbs GVWR.
I appreciate the help!
So I guess I will add at least that one spacer back. The part of the hitch holding the ball has oval holes, which allow tilting the head some. One of the pictures I am attaching shows the spacers from the "above" angle. There is a bolt on the underside to tighten up the hitch ball against the spacers.
Looking into this has led me to a couple more questions:
1. The receiver hitch is a Curt model 17001. It lists the trailer weight as 10,000 lbs max (my trailer GVWR is 9636 lbs), and the tongue weight as 800 lbs max. Even at 6000 lbs loaded (probably where I am at), 15% of the weight would be 900 lbs. Do I need a sturdier hitch?
2. I show a picture of my WDH bars. I could not find a marking on them indicating their weight rating. How will I know if my bars are up to the task? This whole setup came from my first TT, a Surveyor 235, which I think was around 3500 lbs shipped, and 5000-6000 lbs GVWR.
I appreciate the help!
