weight distribution hitch ...I'm confused.

Rollnhome wrote:
Where to start....I just bought an enclosed car hauler 10,000 lb.

I assume the gvwr is 10,000 and the car+trailer will be somewhat less. On thing to watch is the loaded tongue weight.

Rollnhome wrote:

Weight distribution 10,000 lb tow weight 1000 lb tongue weight.
It looks like I need weight distribution hitch or do I since the air ride is self leveling or is there stress on the frame I am overlooking? Wouldn't the two systems fight each other? How could I adjust tension if MH keeps leveling automatically?

I assume the 10K/1K rating is for the receiver. If the receiver is OEM from Freightliner maybe you can ask them about it. The WD hitch will still distribute the load even it it does not raise the rear and lower the front of the tow vehicle due to the air bags.

I'm not sure how you would adjust the hitch though. Maybe you could go on level ground and turn off the auto level adjustments (engine off?) and use the regular process for adjusting the hitch? If you can get help from Freightliner I would ask them what procedure to use for setting the tension on the bars too....

Don't forget to verify the loaded tongue weight at some point...