10 K Equalizer for Light Weight Trailer?
I am contemplating purchasing an equalizer hitch for my 2008 FunFinder 189FBS. My tow vehicle is a 2010 F-150 4X4, 6-speed, 5.4 V8 long 3:55 gear ratio, long wheelbase pickup. My trailer has a GVWR o...
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TomG2 wrote:
The frame on a trailer with a 400 pound tongue weight is likely to be not as strong as one with 1,000 pounds TW. Agreed? The force applied to the lighter frame by the 1,000 pound bars when the driver goes through a big dip or rise when entering a parking lot is a lot more than when cruising down the highway. I would not want the stiffer bars in such a situation. I like a size ten shoe on a size ten foot, although a size thirteen will fit.
Besides, I use an Andersen hitch which is totally adjustable, depending on the owners wants and needs.
Not necessarily... The frame for my lightweight trailer is rated for 14,000 lbs (not a typo, and I've no idea why they used a frame with such a high weight rating). It's stamped on the tongue. Other trailers are different though.
