Weight distributing hitch math?
If I understand the numbers correctly, a WD hitch transfers about 25% of the ball weight back onto the TT axels and divides the remaining 75% more evenly between the front and rear axles of the TV. ...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:Yes, depending on TV/TT dimensions --
Can the stress on the trailer's tongue at the "red arrow" point be expressed/predicted in terms of pounds?
if you want to restore all of the load which was removed from the front axle,
the force applied to the A-frame by a single WD bar will be approximately equal to the tongue weight.
Then, if you know how to do beam bending and shear stress calculations, you can calculate how much stress will be induced in the A-frame.
Ron
