WD Question For Ron
If you have a conventional tow trailer with a tongue weight of 1000 and with a properly adjusted WD, 300lbs is transferred back to the steering axle and the remaining 700lbs is transferred back to the...
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jerem0621 wrote:
I use to do a lot of guessing too.
The real answer for You and Your rig is to go to a scale, get an unhitched weight, then get a trailer weight (that way you have actual numbers) then weigh the entire rig all hitched up. That will tell you how your weight is distributed.
Hope this helps
This is the only correct answer posted.
Keep in mind a tongue weight will be divided by 3 with a WDH, not two. You'll have the majority on the ball, some transferred to the trailer axles, and some transferred to the front TV axles. There is no way to know exactly how much actual weight is being transferred without using a scale.
Technically, you're suppose to add the actual tongue weight to the payload or other TV ratings like GVR. But the obvious reality, and the point behind the OP's question is the WDH transfers some weight allowing more payload. While a scale will tell you how far you can take this reality, its cheating in the minds of many.
