Tongue weight & equalizer
I am buying a Ultra Lite 2702ws which has a tongue weight of 800 pounds. My dealer says that an equalizer will be able to reduce the tongue weight in half. Does this seem correct?
Forum Discussion
BarneyS wrote:
You two are arguing semantics. Ron, in his post, tries to distinguish between the terms "Tongue Weight" and "load". The reason for this is that many people (especially the new ones), because they have heard that a trailers tongue weight should be between 10 and 15% of the total trailer weight, think that that WD hitch will take some of that tongue weight away and make the trailer more sway prone. He put that in there to prevent that type of thinking. As he says, the "tongue weight" does not change. Just the "load" resulting from that tongue weight is re-distributed.
Please, lets not get into a "pissen match" over this. :)
Barney
Sorry, but I disagree and this all started over the incorrect statement that all the tongue wt. had to be counted against the cargo capacity of the TV which is what I posted was WRONG. That tongue wt while it by itself doesn't change the "LOAD" it puts on the TV is what we are talking about and where that "LOAD" shows up does depend upon the WDH system and how it's adjusted. I don't see where semantics were at issue at least to my way of thinking.
Please re read my original post and what I was saying was wrong and I see nothing that changes that position and in fact your post confirms what I was saying anyway so for that THANKS.
Larry
