WD hitch help with TC load?
Somebody please check my thinking here.... I believe adding a weight distribution hitch to my truck camper/cargo trailer setup will help move some of my TC weight from my rear truck axle and redistrib...
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stevenal wrote:
To overcompensate for the tongue weight, you'll end up with continuous upward force at the ball which I'm not sure a hitch is designed for. Suggest running this by Torklift.
I stand corrected by others.
Bedlam stated it better:
Bedlam wrote:
You are now putting a constant upward force on components designed for downward force. I'm not sure the trailer tongue or truck receiver were engineered for negative weight.
I think it is really a moment you are applying to the trailer tongue, with forces pushing up on the coupler and down at the bar attachments. My question is how much moment can be applied before the tongue bends.
