WD Jacks on ProPride
Here's one for the ProPride people: How high up do you typically jack up the weight distribution bars? I realize that each of your set-ups is different from mine, and it might depend on how much...
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Ron Gratz wrote:hddecker wrote:With a properly adjusted WDH, the F/R weight distribution should not be approximately the same for hitched versus unhitched.
Mine is a Hensley, I set mine up based on the loaded trailer and fully loaded truck. First I scaled the truck and calculated the weight distribution front axle to rear. For simplicity sake 55 front axle and 45% rear axle. Then hooked up the TT and adjusted until I got back into that ball park.
The WDH should not be adjusted to restore more load to the front axle than was removed when the TT was hitched with no WD applied.
The front axle should not have more load when hitched than when unhitched.
All of the load added to the TV by the TT, and perhaps some amount of load removed from the front axle, should be carried on the TV's rear axle.
Based on a large number of scaled load reports, the F/R distributions averaged 54/46 unhitched and 47/53 when hitched with WD applied.
The WDH should be adjusted per TV and WDH manufacturer specifications.
Generally, this means restoring between 50 and 100% of the load which was removed from the front axle.
Ron
I didn't do a good job of expressing my method, hence "ball park" and test drive the set up to feel comfortable.
Like I said you can go too far and the TV drives like a lumber truck.
