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SilverEscape
Jul 06, 2014Explorer
We Cant Wait wrote:
Go by the actual weight when the unit left the factory, there should be a Yellow sticker possibly on the left front side. This will be the actual weigh from a scale when the unit left the factory. The to be safe figure 10% of that as tongue weight. I would probable really consider a weight distribution hitch.
Yup, that's 4300 pounds.
My vehicle manual doesn't recommend a WDH. It says "A weight distributing hitch is not recommended for use with your vehicle, as an improperly adjusted weight distributing hitch may reduce handling, stability, and braking performance."
Also I read elsewhere on the forum that a WDH won't help me anyway as I can still only do a 500# tongue weight on a class III? That the different tongue weights with WDH are only with class IV and V?
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