WDH setup question--variable tongue weight

BarneyS wrote:
Your hitch setup looks pretty good to me. Not all trunnion bars will point down when drawn up by the chains but many do. You have plenty of clearance for the chains to move forward and backwards and also plenty of clearance at the front of the A frame/bars intersection (helped by the high rise ball). As long as you are getting the WD you need and are not getting any sway or loss of control feelings while driving, I would not change anything.

It is also not unusual for the hitch setup to remain the same when changing tow vehicles. As long as the distance from receiver to ground is the same as before, and the loading on the trailer is the same, there should be no reason to change the hitch setup. If the back end of the truck rises too much without the quads and the 6 links, then I would just increase the number of links under tension to 7 or 8 to reduce the WD.
Barney

Thanks Barney for your input. I've read many of your posts and have learned a lot from you.

Good eye on the higher ball... I needed that for the last truck with this hitch head. I suspect the new truck has a slightly higher receiver than the old one, but am checking some of my old notes to be sure. I am contemplating dropping it to a regular ball to lower the front of the trailer an inch or so, but I won't know for sure until I tow it all loaded up to a level area. On my street, the trailer was sitting dead-on level, but the street is a slight slope, so will just need to verify as I have a suspicion it's slightly nose high. I think dropping the hitch head one notch would also work if it turns out I need to.

So, from your answer, I gather than running 7 or 8 links not a problem? Good to know.

Barney, do you have any concern that I have not only eliminated all the rise in the front fender but actually lowered it by 1/8"? That's what I was concerned about when I asked if maybe I'm applying too much WD.

Thanks again to both of you.