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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MitchF150 wrote:This statement is correct -- the tongue weight remains the same after applying WD.
Has the original 100 lbs load in the wheelbarrow changed? No, it still weighs 100 lbs. (just as whatever your tongue weight is, it's still the same after applying a WD hitch)
So, with your #700+ tongue weight trailer, lightening it up is only going to make for a lousy tow because it's now gonna sway on you...Using a WDH to transfer load to the trailer's axles does not lighten the tongue weight.
The only ways to change tongue weight are to:
1) change the weight of the trailer and contents,
2) change the location of the center of gravity of the trailer and contents, or
3) change the distance from the coupler to the trailer's axles.
If you do decrease the tongue weight, you do not necessarily cause sway.
Yaw stability depends on several factors in addition to the tongue weight percentage.
Ron
