WDH - I think I understand
OK a WDH distributes the hitch weight across three points (theoretically) - Front axle back axle, TT axle as opposed to simply at the hitch point. So for simple math a hitch weight of 900# would ...
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sch911 wrote:BarneyS wrote:
What you have written is incorrect.
No not really! Perhaps I could have been more specific. But definitely not incorrect as you say. The weight is distributed to the tow vehicle differently. Not all on the rear axle. But nothing happens to the TT axles. And more importantly all of the TT's tongue weight is still resting on the tow vehicle, and must be considered in the payload calculations.
BTW: It has been part of my job to understand and determine such things!
Yes you really ARE INCORRECT ... you apparently do not understand how a WDH works. It distributes the dead tongue wt (i.e. what you would see as TW on something like a Sherline scale) between the axles on both the TV AND the Trailer.
Larry
