Tongue Weight Rating
Hello, We are buying a trailer for our daughter and son-in-law. They now have a Ford Expedition with 8,900# tow rating. 80% of that is 7,120#, but they should stay below 7,000# loaded (5,500 to 6...
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waynec1957 wrote:A WDH does not change the tongue weight of a given trailer. You change the tongue weight by adding, subtracting, or relocating cargo or by changing the structure of the trailer.
So my question is, if a given hitch is rated for a tongue weight of (for instance) 600 lbs. and WD hitches do not change tongue weight, how does adding a WD hitch increase the allowable TW to (for instance) 1,200 lbs.? I’m sure there’s something I’m not seeing here.
Since receivers usually have a greater tongue weight rating when a WDH is used, the WDH allows such a receiver to be used with a greater TW.
It's simply a matter of how the receiver is rated.
I've never been able to make much sense out of why receivers are rated the way they are.
Ron
