I don't want to mention the names behind these following quotes, but please read them:
1."Gotta try to straighten out some minor errors here. Firstly, your tongue weight will not be all on the tow vehicle as previous posts indicated. When properly connected, the WD hitch will spread out the tongue weight so that 1/3 is on the front wheels, 1/3 on the back wheels and 1/3 on the TT. In the real world, it never works out so perfectly, but the point is that if you had a 900 lb. tongue weight, all 900 lbs. is not going to be on the tow vehicle when hitched."
2. "While at this, need to point out that there are many who are "close", but really miss enough to be dangerous to the newbies or those still on the learning curve (think one's giving the mis-info are ditto...they too are still on the learning curve).
Your 1/3-1/3-1/3 weight distribution is smack on and is what is missed or not understood.
This ratio is arguable as to the numbers, but there is a ratio of weight distributed between the three (TV front axle, TV rear axle and TT axle) by the WD system (weight distribution hitch and the WD bars). WD...aka weight distribution...aka moving weight around from one place to another.
Once you accept that there is a distribution of weight, then you'll understand comments that the both of the TV's axles must drop. If one of the TV's axles does not drop or show increased weight, the WD system is not working, mis-adjusted or something is wrong."
So it seems both these quotes have it dead wrong by your definition - instead of 1/3 the 900 # weight, there will actually be a couple thousand.
