Weight distribution hitch questions
Just purchased a carson 14' toy hauler for hauling the bikes plus extra space for the kids. Trailer weighs 3200lb with 450lb tongue weight dry. I have the Reese titan on both trucks and run the reese ...
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crossent wrote:
My dually has upper stable loads and rancho 9000's. I think I will take the timbrens off my 95 and slide them under the dually. The dually handles my single axle boat just fine. The toy hauler is a tandem axle . Just thought WD to bump up my hitch capacity. Not trying to raise the back of the truck.
As long as you don't exceed the ratings of the extension, you will be just fine. If it says 600/6000 with WD, and the trailer is going to be at or under 600/6000, then put a 600lb WD hitch on it, adjust it normally, and hit the road.
Keep in mind that a 48" extension is amplifying all forces from the trailer hitch like a cheater pipe on a wrench. That's why the ratings for the extension are so low.
Everything is amplified in fact. If there's any slop in the extension at the receiver, the trailer will be clunking and clanking around behind you, annoying you to no end and wallowing out your receiver. If you don't already have them you may want to consider some stabilizer chains similar to what you see on the Torklift Supertruss and many custom installations.
