WDH

You do not want to tow a 10,000 lb trailer with any 250/2500 truck without a WDH.
....and a 10K trailer will have a lot more tongue weight than the 1060 lbs that you posted..

I know our Chevy HD can handle the 10K GVWR of our 33' TT as it has 3.3K# of payload, but living and RVing in the Mountain West means high winds are pretty common and traveling at interstate speeds I definitely engage our WD/SC hitch every time we go out RVing. We have a very comfortable towing experience with no sway to speak of, even when passing commercial diesel trucks our rig feels rock solid.

I've seen too many HD trucks hauling TTs that had no or severely inadequate hitches that didn't dare go much more than 55 mph as sway was very noticeable as we approached them from behind. You could visibly see their hands white-knuckling their steering wheels as we passed smoothly by, under those conditions I can see why so many herald the towing experience they have with a fifth wheel.

A TV/TT towing combination with a quality WD/SC hitch that is properly dialed in can deliver an excellent towing experience, of course you have to have enough truck to do the job to begin with. With the size of TT you are planning to get, why stress towing such a nice TT arriving to your destination fatigued from the less than ideal towing experience. Make the investment so you can truly enjoy your new TT.

Air bags will level the truck. But air bags will NOT replace the lost weight / steering control to the front axle. Only a WDH will do it, and make the truck drivable while towing a TT.

I use an Equal-i-zer WDH on my 1 ton 3500 duly diesel with a trailer at 10,000 pounds. Drives wonderful. But without the WDH, ... no way!

Yes. 10,000 lbs will cause serious problems w/o one.

Yes, nothing about new trucks has anything at all to do with what a WDH does.
Air bags and sway controls have been around for decades.
A WDH physically transfers weight up forward on the tow vehicle.
There’s no new techno gizmo that can do that.

Ya, its not just a matter of the truck just being able to support the weight. It's also a matter of getting the weight distributed for handling purposes.

I would defiantly use WDH with a 10,000 lb TT. 1060 lb dry tongue weight will be more by the time you add propane and batteries, load the front storage up and other items in front of the axle. I'm not sure what the new Fords have for a receiver rating with WDH or no WDH. something to check as well.

That size you will still want it.

YES ! ! ! !


I pull a 7,000lb TT with a 1 ton and I wouldn't pull it without a WDH, and sway control.