Cairn terrier wrote:
Thank you all for your time and some very helpful comments. I printed all of these to add to my small, but growing knowledge base. I will continue to review these.
I need to recheck my Ridgeline book and will post a thread about that. I am almost sure that it said NOT to use a weight distribution type hitch, so I need to educate myself about this. I will post in the two vehicles area.
I'm not trying to start an argument here. But, I will be curious to see how you deal with the weight distribution hitch situation. You are right that Honda does not recco one, but to me, the reasoning is suspect. From the owner manual:
A weight distributing hitch is not
recommended for use with your
vehicle, as an improperly adjusted
weight distributing hitch may reduce
handling, stability, and braking performance.
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If we take that at face value, one could argue that if a user were to take the time to actually adjust the WD hitch properly, then perhaps it "would be ok to use one". Their statement sounds like a lawyer writing a CYA note in the manual. I'd sure be curious what the Honda engineers say about it.
My opinion is the trailer you are talking about behind a vehicle of that class and size would be better rigged with a WD hitch.
