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Ron_Gratz
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Aug 25, 2004

Weight Distribution (WD) Hitch --- How it Works

Edited 9/14/04: A summary of the 150+ posts in this topic has been developed by several of the contributors to explain WHY a weight distribution system might be necessary and WHAT a WD system does...
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tluxon
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Sep 08, 2004
thomas malenich wrote:
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It would not sound right if they said: With ordinary ball-type hitches, most of the trailer's reaction gets relocated and is carried on the back axle of the tow vehicle, often this raises the front end of the vehicle. The Equal-i-zer transfers the trailer's relocted reaction evenly to all the axles of the tow vehicle.

Exactly right. That's because it's the ground and its interface with the wheels that are reacting to the trailer (and tow vehicle), not vice versa.

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