I USE a WDH for my trailer when it is towed with my 1/2 ton (payload 1803, GAWR reduces it to 1440).
HOWEVER, it looks like I will be ordering a 2017 F350 Diesel Lariat 4x4 (3094 payload) for reasons not solely related to towing our small TT.
Trailer GVWR is 6200 lbs.
Putting on a WDH is not particularly hard but is it really needed for this super duty? Certainly it simplifies the hook-up and unhook process.
For those that don't use a WDH what is the ratio of truck to trailer?
I might add a ATV to the back of the F350 occasionally reducing the payload by 900 lbs. but still well within its capabilities. Don't know if that would start to tip the scale back to using the WDH.
Start with asking yourself what weight you are wanting to redistribute to the front axle of the new truck. (Additionally, most weight distribution hitches distribute about 20 percent of the redistributed weight to the trailer's axles.) If your truck has the payload for the tongue weight and especially if you have a heavy diesel engine up front, what are you trying to accomplish redistributing some more weight from the rear axle to the front? Just be sure you have sufficient receiver capacity and you still probably want some type of sway mitigation feature.
