Question from Ron Gratz post in a sticky
I have been studying Ron Gratz's example of the 2000 pound lift WDH, in the sticky on this forum, and have a question. If the tow vehicle has, say, an 1800 pound payload rating, and loaded for camp...
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Yes, if you kick 300lb of tongue weight back to the trailer axles you theoretically have gained back some available payload.
I'm in the camp of why do you need a wdh if you have suitable payload available without it, but I'm in the minority. There is a "magical" reason wdhs are used in almost all TT applications and almost never in other applications and IMO it stems partly from RV salesmen and inexperiencd customers and from back in the day when trailers were still heavy and the trucks weren't as capable. Also due in part to not all TTs are designed with reasonable tongue weight out of the box. You have toy haulers that are generally really tongue heavy without "toys" in back to balance the tongue weight.
Either way, you will have NO capacity issues with a brand new half ton with decent payload and towing capacity and a 6000lb trailer, contrary to what some would have you believe. Like the posters saying you're already maxed out and should have a bigger truck for a little ole 3 ton trailer.
Rest easy.
I'm in the camp of why do you need a wdh if you have suitable payload available without it, but I'm in the minority. There is a "magical" reason wdhs are used in almost all TT applications and almost never in other applications and IMO it stems partly from RV salesmen and inexperiencd customers and from back in the day when trailers were still heavy and the trucks weren't as capable. Also due in part to not all TTs are designed with reasonable tongue weight out of the box. You have toy haulers that are generally really tongue heavy without "toys" in back to balance the tongue weight.
Either way, you will have NO capacity issues with a brand new half ton with decent payload and towing capacity and a 6000lb trailer, contrary to what some would have you believe. Like the posters saying you're already maxed out and should have a bigger truck for a little ole 3 ton trailer.
Rest easy.
