Tongue weight limits and wdh
What happens with the tongue weight limit when you are using a weight distributing hitch? My Tacoma says the the tongue weight limit is 650 lbs. Does that mean that if my trailer has a tongue weigh...
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ktmrfs wrote:
saying tongue weight goes down with WDH is like saying I just lost 20 lbs because when I was on the scale and pushed down on the counter the scale dropped by 20 lbs. No your weight stayed the same, you just applied an opposing force in another place and the counter to that force lifted force off the scale. It didn't change your weight at all.
That's all WD bars do. They apply an opposing upward force reducing the load on the rear axle and since the sum of the forces must equal 0 the counter to that force is downward force on the TV and trailer axles
Good analogy but incorrect analysis.
- Your total trailer or body weight stays the same. This goes into the Tow Rating & GCVWR.
- The weight the scale needs to support does go down if you push on the counter. This goes into the Truck Payload & Max Hitch Weight.
