Is it bad to get to big of Equalizer hitch

Huntindog wrote:
I think that it's a pretty safe bet that EQUALIZER employed some engineers when designing their products.... And they designed it with different sizes.

I also think that it's a pretty safe bet that those calling EQUALIZER for advice are not speaking with any engineers... But just someone with a customer service title paid to answer the phones and stroke the callers egos. (that is what customer service is about, making the customer feel good.) I believe that EQUALIZER employs some who are very good at their customer service job.
I also believe that they employed some who were very good at their engineering job..

I fully agree.

AFAIK, Equal-I-zer was the first WDH manufacturer to abandon the antiquated "equal squat" approach to WDH adjustment in favor of the 50-100% Front Axle Load Restoration approach.
This ORF post from 2010 explains their rational for making the change.

This post, along with changes to the Equal-I-zer Owners Manual, convinced me that the management and engineering staff at Progress Mfg. actually understood the potential danger of using a WDH to transfer too much load to the TV's front axle.
Now, if they would just do away with their "Hitch Size" Calculator which uses "Weight of cargo loaded behind the rear axle of your tow vehicle" as an input parameter, I would have even more respect for their understanding of proper load transfer.

IMO, it is incongruous to imply the WDH should be used to compensate for any of the TV cargo load while advocating the notion of restoring not more than 100% of the load which was removed from the TV's front axle via application of tongue load.
On the one hand they are saying, if there is cargo behind the TV's rear axle, you need more hitch capacity -- and on the other hand they are saying, "Don't use it."

Ron