When is weight distribution needed?
I'm not trying to stir the pot (well, ok - maybe a little) but my question is serious... In the old days the hitches/trucks required WD and Sway control for over 5k lbs... then we went to 2.5" hitch...
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Vanished wrote:Part of the human condition is that some are more particular than others.
I'm not trying to stir the pot (well, ok - maybe a little) but my question is serious... In the old days the hitches/trucks required WD and Sway control for over 5k lbs... then we went to 2.5" hitches... Now my current truck has a 3" hitch...
Here is my setup:
2019 F350 Dually Crew Cab Diesel 4x4
2021 Grand Design Momentum 28G travel trailer toy hauler
Specs show my truck can HAUL (w/o weight distribution) 2100lbs on the hitch, trailer shows about 1400 lb tongue weight - maybe less when it's loaded (Toy Hauler)... 12k GVWR and 32' long...
Truck has built in sway control...
So my thoughts are to drop it on the ball and try it... Am I nuts?
I have no issue getting a WD/SC hitch setup but it seems like an overkill in my situation... And they don't even make a 3" setup that I've found - only 2" or 2.5" and both would need sleeves/adapters to fit my hitch - which I was always told to not use an adapter with a WD hitch...
Thoughts?
Observe the lashups you run across on the highway. On most days it is not hard to see some that would have most anyone on this forum shaking their head... Yet the person(s) operating these trainwrecks seem perfectly OK with them.
So.... you will get a variety of opinions.... A few of which will agree with what you think.
Whatever that may be, consider this:
Do you want your dually lashup without WD to perform as well as a lesser TV with WD? If so then you will likely be satisfied without WD.
If you want your lashup to be the best that it can be, then you want WD.
It is a lot like seatbelts. You can drive a million miles and never need them, Or take a spin around the block, get in a wreck and be glad you had them.
Fate is fickle and you never know when Mr Murphy will make an appearance.
I have been towing with dually crewcab diesels since 2000.
I can feel the difference in a 1 hole/link adjustment. I want my lashups to be the best that they can be. Not good enough.
There have been a couple of times I was glad to have taken the time to dial it in the best it could be.
It is your call as to what you are comfortable with.
As for the do not use an adaptor with WD... That is an internet myth. Anyslop in the adaptor is eliminated when the WD bars are under tension. It will work fine
