DwnSth wrote:
My payload is 2090....so I'm more concerned about my receiver limitation. The whole idea about tongue weight was brought on by a conversation I had with a major on-line hitch retailer. I actually do understand that the weight behind the rear axle becomes part of the bars ability to transfer weight. They had led me to believe the cargo behind rear axle actually affected the tongue weight. For a WD to work properly, yes you do need to include that weight in calculations which is why I went with a 14k hitch. I like to keep my generator in an easy to load and get to spot.
Yep those reasons are exactly the same as I posted in my post prior to yours. As I said you will get some to disagree and even point to very old documents as to definitions as to what is tongue wt., but IMO tongue wt. can actually vary and be different depending on what equipment is using it. I'm some what sensitive since in the past when on very long roadtrips I carried an additional 20gal of diesel in 5gal jugs are the very end of my Van which was well behind my wheels and that along with my Generator amounted to over 200lb that could vary by over 160lbs as I used up that spare fuel.
Larry
