WD Hitch Weight % Transferred
Obviously, the answer to my question is going to depend, but what is a good rule of thumb to use when estimating how much weight a WD Hitch will transfer from the hitch? Another thread recently sug...
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To the OP, not sure if this is what you are asking, but as an example, this is what my numbers are for my camper. I have 600 pounds of tongue weight. When the trailer is just on the ball, with no weight distribution, my steer axle loses 300 pounds. I set my WD hitch to restore that 300 pounds to the steer axle, and in doing that, it also increases the load on the trailer axle by 140 pounds. So a total 440 pounds of tongue weight gets re-distributed.
As others have stated, the vertical force on the ball remains 600 pounds. Without WD I am effectively heavy in the "center" ( rear axle of the truck) of the combined rig. With WD I am more "balanced" because the action of the weight bars has effectively rotated the truck frame forward, as seen by the weight restoration on the steer axle. It has also rotated the trailer frame backward, again as seen by the increase in weight on the trailer axles.
As others have stated, the vertical force on the ball remains 600 pounds. Without WD I am effectively heavy in the "center" ( rear axle of the truck) of the combined rig. With WD I am more "balanced" because the action of the weight bars has effectively rotated the truck frame forward, as seen by the weight restoration on the steer axle. It has also rotated the trailer frame backward, again as seen by the increase in weight on the trailer axles.
