WDH - how much does it reduce tongue weight?
We've been told that a good load distribution hitch will redistribute as much as 30% of the tongue weight. The vehicle we want can tow 7500# but is limited to a tongue weight of 600#. If what we...
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Golden_HVAC wrote:Your single data point does not give a good basis for your blanket statement.
With the WD bars off, then the measurements where made and paid his $6. Then the WD bars tightened, and the trailer took on another 30 pounds. The front axle also went up by about 60 - 75 pounds.
That is all you can expect the WD bars to do with your trailer, not a 30% change.---
If you read the scales data posted by members of this forum, you would be aware that our members can and do achieve load transfers to the TT axles significantly in excess of the 30# which you cite.
Many members follow TV manufacturer specifications calling for restoration of 100% of the load which was removed from the TV's front axle.
For a typical TV/TT combination, restoring 100% of removed load requires that a load equal to 25% of tongue weight be transferred to the TT's axles.
If one wants only to restore 50% of the removed load (as some manufacturers not specify), one needs only to transfer a load equal to about 12% of TW to the TT's axles.
So, just because someone's WDH was adjusted to transfer only 30# to the TT, that does not mean that the WDH was not capable of transferring more load.
For a typical TV/TT combination, a WDH which is properly sized for the TT's tongue weight should be able to transfer a load equal to 25% (or even 30%) of the TW to the TT.
Ron
