Travel trailer / tow vehicle combo question
Looking at a possible purchase and any input from the group Trailer is a Grand Design xls 22 rbe 4997 dry weight 498 hitch weight 6500 gvrw 26 ft long Looking to pull it with 2018 Ford ...
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valhalla360 wrote:rjstractor wrote:
Yet another important factor is that if the WD hitch is adjusted correctly, the entire hitch weight is not carried by the vehicle alone- a portion of that hitch weight is transferred back onto the trailer axles.
This is incorrect.
A WD hitch does not transfer weight to the trailer axles.
What it does do is shift some of the hitch weight from the rear axle to the front axle.
A WD hitch does not transfer tongue weight. That weight is still there. What the hitch does is transfer LOAD.
The tongue weight does not enter into the calculations.
The spring bars transfer load to the front axle of the tow vehicle, and a smaller amount to the trailer axle(s).
