New Truck Hitch Setup

Hi John,

The scale I was using is in Canada so all the weights were in Kg, I converted all the numbers. There are two other reason the weights are off slightly; the scale is just barely long enough to get both front and rear axles on it and my son and daughter were in and out of the truck on a couple weights. I could never get the whole truck and trailer on the scale. The axle weights for the trailer are taken when it was hooked to the truck with no wd.

I was reading this from my manual:

When using a weight-distributing
hitch, measure distance (A) before
coupling the trailer to the hitch ball.
If the hitch requires 50%
distribution, measure the height
again after the trailer is coupled and
adjust the spring bars so the
distance (A) is as close as possible
to halfway between the two
measurements. When 100%
distribution is required the spring
bars should be adjusted so the
distance (A) is the same as the
initial measurement after coupling
the trailer to the tow vehicle and
adjusting the hitch.

I have heard lots of people say the new norm is to get back 50% of the weight on the front axle. At the end of the day I was trying to get the front axle back to about 50%. I want to keep using the hitch for the sway control.

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help!