#20 Home Depot,
You have to admit this sure seems like a contradiction to your original point and Ron's as well. I thought your point was that tongue weight and weight on the hitch itself remains the same (right there where it was before the WD system was engaged). Now you are saying that the weight carrying capacity of the hitch is normally less than the tongue weight of a TT. If you cannot distribute tongue weight as you claim, then is'nt all that original tongue weight still right there on the hitch??? You can't have it both ways.
No, no contradiction at all. The orginal tongue weight on the BALL itself goes nowhere.The receiver hitch loading characteristics change because the front end of the WD bars are just below the ball and when tensioned basically invert loads applied on the receiver. The receiver simply can handle a higher tongue weight with the WD because of how the WD presents the load to the receiver. All downforce is moved the the front of the receiver where it is structurally stronger instead of the rear which were it is weaker structurally. We are due to the changes in forces caused by the WD the orginal axle loadings are changed but their sum is still the same just as the tongue weight is still the same. The WD bars DO change where the tongue weight hits the ground but they cannot MOVE the original weight off the ball!
From Barney: " Even at empty weight, your tongue weight will probably be over the rating of your hitch if you do no use the WD capability." Is not Barney implying that after engagement of the WD system, the load on the hitch is less? If it is not less than you are still over the rating on the hitch.
No he is not implying this. That blue ribbon by Ron's name got put there by Barney because of this and other posts! Correct me if you are implying this please Barney. He is simply stating what is stamped on the receiver. ei "Tongue weight carrying capacity 1000#. Capacity with WD 1500#" or a simular rating by the manufacture. These ratings increase only because of the way the load is APPLIED on the receiver not because the tongue weight has MOVED.
