weight distribution question
hey everyone. I have a weight distribution hitch im working on setting up. I was led to believe it was suitable for 600lbs of tongue weight but the bars have a larger number (if memory serves me its 1...
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Jebby14 wrote:
Fairly sure its 1200 marked on my bars so I think I have thiswould I be correct in assuming as long as I have 700 lbs of tongue weight im fine to use this hitch?
If your trailer indeed does gross ~ 5500 lbs loaded & ready to camp then just 700 lbs of gross tongue weight (~ 12.7%) is on the light side. My previous KZ Spree's GVW averaged ~ 5500 lbs so I tried to run at least 750 lbs of gross tongue weight, 13.6%. At the time I was using an Equal-i-zer and because 600 lb spring bars would have been too light I had to run the next size up 1000 lb bars. Most round bar chain systems you linked to though offer 800 lb spring bars and that's what I would run in your case as 1200 lb bars are just too heavy for this size of trailer. My current Coachmen averages ~ 4800 lbs gross with an average gross tongue weight of ~ 625 lbs (13.0%) so the 800 lb trunnion bars I'm running are perfect.
