Thanks. And I fully agree with you. I don't want the tongue to be light. I'm thinking about aiming for a slight reduction. maybe 60 pounds or so, just enough to give me some cushion on what I put in the bed.
one of my other concerns is that Ford recommends taking out only 1/2 of the front end rise with the WDH. It didn't look right to me and seemed to be sagging too much in the rear so I cranked it up one more link (still leaving 5 links between bars and hook point). It took almost all of the front end rise out and was almost completely level with the rear (1/8" higher in front, the rear still settled 1 3/4" to get there). It looked good and towed solid so that is how I weighed it.
One other thing that I was never able to find an answer to is should you set up your WDH and take your measurements with the bed of the truck full or empty? Like I said I carry a generator and a fair amount of fire wood, it makes a difference. For my measurements I used an empty truck for the before. My after measurements were with trailer + stuff in the bed. Most WDH set up posts I have read do not mention the amount of stuff in the bed or how to figure it into your set up procedure.
