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DwnSth
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Mar 05, 2015

WD hitch and cargo behind rear axle & tongue weight

I understand that any cargo behind rear axle must be added to tongue weight when selecting the proper overall WD system. Does this additional weight count against the receiver limits. For example, m...
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Ron_Gratz
Explorer
Mar 06, 2015
LarryJM wrote:
---Ron and I have disagreed on this before over the last several years with his "TRUMP CARD" being a decades old document defining tongue wt. as "THE AUTHORITY".---
Larry, I define "tongue weight" as the downward force exerted by the coupler against the ball with the trailer level and no WD applied.

Can you please provide YOUR definition of "tongue weight", and explain how load in the bed of the TV changes the value of the tongue weight?

Ron

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