Ron and/or 20Home Depot,
Neither of you commented on the following quotes:
Caymann, Hiya.
Yes, the WD system distributes tongue weight over both the front and rear axle (that is the purpose of it). That is why, when you set up your wd system, you measure a front and rear fender well, down to the ground, and then adjust the wd system so the settling, after being hooked up, of both front and rear of the vehicle is as close to the same as possible. As far as the percentage of the tongue weight that is transferred, I don't know, but checking axle weights on a scale before and after hooking up will tell you."
"WD is just that. Weight Distribution of the TT's tongue weight. From dead weight on the TV's tail (rear axle) and distributed to the TV's front axle. The WD "bars" do this. It's like putting a 6 foot steel bar into the receiver and lifting the end while standing on the TT's tongue. Lifts the TV's tail and moves weight to the TV's front. TT's tongue gets whatever your feet transfers, then redistributes it on both TT & TV hitch system."
Please comment on these quotes. Are they misleading?? If they are misleading then I would like to submit that changes be made in the way that experienced members discuss tongue weight. I have learned a great deal from this forum as there are very intelligent people out there who know much when it comes to engineering and weight distribution. Unfortunately I have to say that my understanding has been seriously misled as I have read time and time again that tongue weight is distributed or transferred. If these quotes are incorrect and/or misleading then we need to face that and change the way we talk about tongue weight. We should not say that "the WD system distributes tongue weight."
Part of quote from above:
"Yes, the WD system distributes tongue weight over both the front and rear axle (that is the purpose of it). "
I say this is misleading if that is not what happens. You might say that it is not misleading to you or that I am taking something out of context. However, I bet alot of people are reading this the way I have been for more than a year now. Please be honest with yourself and read these quotes as if you had little or no prior knowledge of how a WD system works.
Thanks again for your post - I appreciate it.
