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aftermath
Nov 17, 2017Explorer III
...."My numbers and assumptions are no more out of the sky than yours. My numbers are based on a score of CAT scale tickets I've acquired with various trucks I've used WDH's on.
The empty tongue weight on the TT I based this scenario on is 850 lbs. It's perfectly reasonable to assume it may increase to 1,200 lbs. when loaded. Yes, it could be even higher, but that's unlikely.
You nit-picked my numbers which I clearly stated are approximate. Bottom line you failed to address my basic premise: with 1.200 lbs. of tongue weight (on my 3500 SRW) the weight on my front and rear axles will be more equally distributed without using a WDH. Even adjusting the numbers as you suggested this would still be true."
The function of a WDH is to return weight to the front axle. If your truck is able to "equally distribute" this weight without a WDH then you should be good to go. Don't tell the WDH manufacturers this though. They will soon be out of business.
The empty tongue weight on the TT I based this scenario on is 850 lbs. It's perfectly reasonable to assume it may increase to 1,200 lbs. when loaded. Yes, it could be even higher, but that's unlikely.
You nit-picked my numbers which I clearly stated are approximate. Bottom line you failed to address my basic premise: with 1.200 lbs. of tongue weight (on my 3500 SRW) the weight on my front and rear axles will be more equally distributed without using a WDH. Even adjusting the numbers as you suggested this would still be true."
The function of a WDH is to return weight to the front axle. If your truck is able to "equally distribute" this weight without a WDH then you should be good to go. Don't tell the WDH manufacturers this though. They will soon be out of business.
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