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Baja_Man
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Mar 25, 2019

WD Hitch - Selection Questions based on TW and GVWR

UPDATE: Purchased toyhauler today (2009 Tahoe 284SA)!!!! Weighed TW today... TW dry (water/waste tanks empty, nothing stored inside or outside ot trailer.... First weigh: 1400# Second wei...
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Baja_Man
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Mar 25, 2019
Old-Biscuit wrote:
That published 'hitch weight' is DRY based on the DRY trailer weight

1300# DRY tongue is 16%+ of the DRY trailer weight

GVWR 13,000 at 16% = 2080# WET Tongue ..... plan accordingly


2080#.....WOW!!!

I'll need a new receiver and a Reese WD system as I believe they are the only ones who make a 2000# WD system.

Since I don't believe I'll ever tow at GVWR (13000)....I'll probably be closer to 10000#-11000#. At 15%...that's about a 1500# TW.

Thoughts?

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