W/D tow setup
First let me say I'm new to the forums and new to USING a W/D hitch. I have a 29' toy hauler and my tow vehicle is a 2002 GMC 2500hd. I got the trailer recently and I came with the WD hitch and co...
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lawrosa wrote:
How much weight is the tongue? I assume that trailer will drop the truck a significant amount that you would want the ball higher.
With ball in the higher position and trailer connected how is the level of truck and trailer??
After it drops without the bars set you then have to set the ball angle properly. If you are still low at the ball then the WD bars will lift the truck ... This adjustment is what takes time and after you think you have it set correctly you should hit the cat scales...
The trailer does drop my truck quite a bit, there's a noticeable sag in the rear of the TV, even when trailer is unloaded. I did not try and set the trailer up with the ball in the higher position because most people are saying to start with the ball about 1/2" below or above the coupler respectively. But to validate your idea of this I have also heard 1-3" higher than the coupler to account for the sag. This would mean that I can invert the shank and set the ball on the lowest position and be within that range. I just have not tried that.
The ball currently is set to tilt back. By low at the ball I assume you mean from unloaded measurement compared to loaded (hooked up) measurement? At that point the WD bars should lift up the truck and distribute the weight. Got it. I think I'm focusing too much on the starting height? Is the end result not affected much by the starting height?
I appreciate everyone's advice. Again I'm relatively new to using WD setups but I'm determined to figure everything out, I need to.
