GMC 2500 13,000 lbs No WDH

blt2ski wrote:
One can vary how much comes off the FA with a stiffer rear spring set. Having the rear set a bit higher so it takes more drop of rear to make the frame level to going downward so you start removing weight from the front axle. .

Pure BS. Heavier springs do not change the fulcrum point...the rear tires.

Yup, don't magically need a wdh just because you hook a travel trailer to your truck. Common RVer misnomer.
Only need it if your hitch and/or rear springs can't handle the tongue weight.

2edgesword wrote:
I hadn’t started looking into HD trucks until my wife decided we HAD to have a bigger trailer. Pardon my ignorance but I had no idea that there were trucks that could handle loads as high as 2,000/20,000 without a WDH. Thanks for the replies and education.

My 2015 2500 conventional trailer tow rating is 13000, its hitch capacity however is 2000 lbs either weight distributing or weight carrying and 20000 lbs overall. That doesnt mean I am towing 20K with it, just that they put a much higher rated hitch on the truck.

I hadn’t started looking into HD trucks until my wife decided we HAD to have a bigger trailer. Pardon my ignorance but I had no idea that there were trucks that could handle loads as high as 2,000/20,000 without a WDH. Thanks for the replies and education.

George3037 wrote:
My 2016 GM 2500HD with tow package has the same factory hitch as JCK's truck. 2 1/2" receiver tube, 1500TW and 13,000 max trailer weight. Not the 2000/20000 hitch.
I still use a WD hitch for my heavier trailers.

They must have taken a step back for 2016.
From my 15 GMC 2500 SLE, DC, 8' bed.

My 2016 GM 2500HD with tow package has the same factory hitch as JCK's truck. 2 1/2" receiver tube, 1500TW and 13,000 max trailer weight. Not the 2000/20000 hitch.
I still use a WD hitch for my heavier trailers.

The sticker on my hitch
V 5 13000 GVW
1500 lbs. weight Carrying. Which means no weight distribution hitch
See truck in signature

2edgesword wrote:
My son in law recently sold a TT that had a 9,000 lbs GVWR. The guy that purchased it showed up with a GMC 2500 to tow it a few hundred miles home. There was no WDH setup on the trailer so I was surprised when the new owner hitched it to the ball attached the chains and left.

I have an F-250 with a 6,000lbs tow limit without WDH so I check the specs for the GMC and was surprised to find it had a 13,000lbs max towing capability without a WDH. What about this truck manages even transfer of weight to both axles without a WDH?

Contrary to the RV board spew......many more people are towing heavy trailers around with HD trucks without WD hitches, than are towing with them, such as contractors, hotshotters, you name it. Most of them are also using pintle hitches. Despite whatever the tow rating on the truck is, the OEM hitch on a GM 2500HD after 2013 through current model year is 2000 lbs TW, either WD or WC, and 20000 trailer weight.

One can vary how much comes off the FA with a stiffer rear spring set. Having the rear set a bit higher so it takes more drop of rear to make the frame level to going downward so you start removing weight from the front axle.
I noticed this going from 6400 to 8400 lb springs. Weight taken off front went from 350-400 lbs to 250-300 lbs with a 1500 hw trailer.
I've noticed anything over around 400 lbs off of the 8 lug SW trucks I've had, it helps to have WD bars installed from a handling prospective. You are not required legally to have any bars towing. Only fro a warranty standpoint.

Marty.