Wheelbase and weight distributing hitches
We have a F350 short bed, crew cab TV. Our trailer is a 7,000 lb (loaded), 1000 lb tongue weight 27ft Kodiak (30 ft back to ball). I have read in several threads that wheelbase is a factor in weight d...
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TomG2 wrote:
The front axle weight thing is a holdover from the days when we used station wagons and sedans for tow vehicles. The objective was to make each axle share some of the load. GM realizes that a 4,000 pound front axle can lose a few hundred pounds, about the weight of Uncle Phil, and not become dangerously light as some fear. Other brands are making similar discoveries.
Nope it's still the same with the new trucks, and SUVs. Raise the front end too high, and you can't drive it. The only change is that now. The just tell you to return at least half of what you took off. Before it was all, or more.
In truth. ONE chain length, Can be the difference between a comfortable tow, and a white knuckle tow.
