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jrrichar
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Feb 04, 2017

Weight Distributing Hitch has anyone not used one

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.

Thanks
-Janell

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  • So, whats the question, other than to stir up the folks that proselytize for the Church of Weight Distribution?

    I've never used one with my little trailer, not on my half ton grocery getter, not on my 3/4 ton with almost 3x the payload (3300 vs 1200). don't plan to. I got enough to do getting ready to tow, I don't need to be messing with chains and bars and levers and adjustments and all the other stuff there is to fidget with.

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