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As some might recall, I asked about purchasing a Bullet TT with a 7500 GVWR to be towed by my Sequoia. Based on discussions on here, I had decided it was indeed too big for our vehicle primarily becau...
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A weight distributing hitch transfers weight from the tongue to the front wheels of the tow vehicle as well as the trailer wheels. A properly set up hitch will actually put downward pressure on the front and rear springs of the tow vehicle.You can actually measure the front and rear fender heights before and after hook up and should see a difference.
So, your salesman may be technically right that some of the hitch weight may be transferred back to the trailer, some would be transferred to the front wheels, so he is exaggerating the results.
I don't remember a discussion in the previous thread about battery weight on the tongue of the trailer, making the actual tongue weight 50+ pounds higher than the published weight.
A weight distributing hitch transfers weight from the tongue to the front wheels of the tow vehicle as well as the trailer wheels. A properly set up hitch will actually put downward pressure on the front and rear springs of the tow vehicle.You can actually measure the front and rear fender heights before and after hook up and should see a difference.
So, your salesman may be technically right that some of the hitch weight may be transferred back to the trailer, some would be transferred to the front wheels, so he is exaggerating the results.
I don't remember a discussion in the previous thread about battery weight on the tongue of the trailer, making the actual tongue weight 50+ pounds higher than the published weight.
