Weight Distribution bar - using a pipe ... ?
We have lost the pipe to lift up the weight distribution bar ... what do you use ?
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Wow, who knew the a pipe discussion could last this long. I might as well add to it.
My first trailer had a fairly light duty frame with a jack that was rated to just barely hold the tongue weight. The TW was fairly high for this size trailer, between 850-950 lbs depending on load. I was always afraid to jack it up and have it hold too much of the tow vehicle since I was over the capacity of the mounting of the jack. I still jacked it enough to hook up my Dual Cam chain and latches with minimal force. Enough force to need the pipe, but not enough to make it dangerous.
My current trailer has a much higher TW (1200 lbs?) and came with an electric jack. It is fairly slow and I get impatient so I still do it the same. If I'm on level ground sometimes I don't need the pipe, but I'm not going to jack my rear axle off the ground to not need the pipe if I'm on severely unlevel ground (which is very common for the places I camp). I hold the jack switch until the bars are starting to get loose when unhooking or I just guess that it is high enough to hook up with minimal force. I can't imagine not using the jack to some extent. With the full weight on them, it would be dangerous and I wouldn't even try it.
My first trailer had a fairly light duty frame with a jack that was rated to just barely hold the tongue weight. The TW was fairly high for this size trailer, between 850-950 lbs depending on load. I was always afraid to jack it up and have it hold too much of the tow vehicle since I was over the capacity of the mounting of the jack. I still jacked it enough to hook up my Dual Cam chain and latches with minimal force. Enough force to need the pipe, but not enough to make it dangerous.
My current trailer has a much higher TW (1200 lbs?) and came with an electric jack. It is fairly slow and I get impatient so I still do it the same. If I'm on level ground sometimes I don't need the pipe, but I'm not going to jack my rear axle off the ground to not need the pipe if I'm on severely unlevel ground (which is very common for the places I camp). I hold the jack switch until the bars are starting to get loose when unhooking or I just guess that it is high enough to hook up with minimal force. I can't imagine not using the jack to some extent. With the full weight on them, it would be dangerous and I wouldn't even try it.
