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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MargaretB wrote:
I also mentioned it because 600# is about 8% of 7500#, which seems quite a bit lower than all the other limits I've seen quoted here. Most people have said that the hitch should be 10-15% of the allowable weight, but this is much lower. that's why I mentioned it.
You are still fixating on only one small aspect of all this weight stuff. The acceptable TW for the various types of towed vehicles can vary a lot. 8% for say a 7500lb boat might be fine, but no applicable to something like a travel trailer. Just like almost all specifications for vehicles the manufacturer will naturally give you the very highest w/o specifiying what that applies to and let's the uninformed buyer equate those to whatever suits their wants the best like you are trying to do.
Larry
