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mkenyon2
Explorer
Nov 20, 2021

Do I need my WD bars just to move in the driveway?

My F150 is rated for 5,000 lbs before needing a Weight Distribution hitch, and my trailer is supposedly 4900 dry. We don't have much in there right now (not even mattresses) and it's winterized, so no...
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Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Nov 26, 2021
Forgot to mention, yes, the OP is perfectly safe to move a trailer in their driveway and yard without hooking up WD.

For anyone that feels WD is the fix to prevent sway, I highly recommend that they view this youtube demonstration on proper and improper trailer loading.

HERE

In the demonstration video they show how a trailer acts with much of the weight forward and then move the weight to behind the trailer wheels.

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