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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No, you don't need a WDH if you have everything set up right. If you don't have everything set up right I would fix that rather then buying and dealing with a WDH.
By set up right I mean that all your parts: hitch, ball mount, ball, rear axle, tires, etc. need to be rated for the weight. It sounds like you're good there but I can't read the labels from here.
You also need to have the trailer loaded for enough tongue weight to prevent sway. That's on you also. If you put too much weight in the garage and it unloads the tongue you will have terrible sway WDH or not.
In general, WDHs were invented to allow marginal tow vehicle to tow larger trailers. You do not have a marginal tow vehicle for the weight.
You may want sway control which is not the same thing as a WDH.
I regularly pull a flatbed trailer with excavation equipment on it weighing up to 16,000 pounds with my 2005 Chevy dually. I don't use any WDH or sway control, I just drop it on the ball and go. But, I do try to position whatever equipment I'm hauling so I have sufficient tongue weight to prevent sway.
By set up right I mean that all your parts: hitch, ball mount, ball, rear axle, tires, etc. need to be rated for the weight. It sounds like you're good there but I can't read the labels from here.
You also need to have the trailer loaded for enough tongue weight to prevent sway. That's on you also. If you put too much weight in the garage and it unloads the tongue you will have terrible sway WDH or not.
In general, WDHs were invented to allow marginal tow vehicle to tow larger trailers. You do not have a marginal tow vehicle for the weight.
You may want sway control which is not the same thing as a WDH.
I regularly pull a flatbed trailer with excavation equipment on it weighing up to 16,000 pounds with my 2005 Chevy dually. I don't use any WDH or sway control, I just drop it on the ball and go. But, I do try to position whatever equipment I'm hauling so I have sufficient tongue weight to prevent sway.
