Weight equalizer hitch
I have read all about these (50+ sites) but I question their ability to transfer weight any different than a hitch bolted to the bumper frame if the ball distance to axle remains unchanged. Both make ...
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freealfin wrote:
I have read all about these (50+ sites) but I question their ability to transfer weight any different than a hitch bolted to the bumper frame if the ball distance to axle remains unchanged. Both make the frame behave as a single lever regardless to were they are mounted. You could mount a rear hitch with long non flexing arms to the front of the frame and still won't change a thing...a single lever is a single lever. I do see the load carrying and pulling improving simply because bolts are on shear and on a stronger anchor point. Please enlighten me with your thoughts and not by simply repeating what someone else said.
Thanks.
Pretty bold opinion having never tried a WDH before. And I will boldly tell you that you're entirely wrong.
Here is my exact, fully loaded situation, with a 960lb Tongue Weight on a short wheel base SUV with 1400lb bars.
720lb is transferred OFF the rear axle.
520lbs is transferred to the front axle.
200lbs is transferred to the trailer axles.
These are exact numbers directly off truck scale slip results.
Heavier, longer tow vehicle, and those with lower rated bars will not have the dramatic numbers I do, but I hope you get the point with such a dramatic example.
