Ron Gratz wrote:
And, if I a major on-line hitch retailer told me that weight behind the rear axle becomes part of the bars ability to transfer weight and cargo behind the rear axle actually affected the tongue weight --- I would be seeking advice from another souce.
Ron
Exactly why I'm posting the question here. Eqaul-i-zer's site calculator includes the weight behind the rear axle. (not the retailer I talked to though). It does make sense that some of that weight has to be handled by the WD system.
I'm not new to towing and have been RV'ing for 20 years. This is just another example of the outlandish confusion the industry has created. My truck handles this load well, have not gotten new TT to scales yet but based on my previous trips to scales I have plenty of payload left fully loaded for a trip. I know my loaded tongue is 1020 from my Sherline scale. So, I'm well within all specs. Only question I had left was, is that rear weight considered in the receiver limit? If so, I don't want to put anything rear of axle so as not to go over receiver limit of 1130.
