โFeb-20-2017 06:14 AM
โMar-06-2017 12:22 PM
mkirsch wrote:DadoPax wrote:
HERE IS THE QUESTION...
Does the trailer still tow like it has 10% TW?
Or does it now tow LIKE it has 5% tongue weight because 950lbs is on the trailer axles and only 50lbs is on the tongue?
Thanks guys
It tows like it has 10% TW. The reason is because the physical mass is still in the same location.
โMar-06-2017 12:20 PM
joshuajim wrote:
I think you guys are over thinking this issue. Tongue weight is just a simplified number fof a center of gravity calculation. No matter what you do with a WDH the center of gravity remains the same and that is what primarily controls sway .
โFeb-22-2017 05:13 PM
โFeb-22-2017 06:10 AM
DadoPax wrote:
HERE IS THE QUESTION...
Does the trailer still tow like it has 10% TW?
Or does it now tow LIKE it has 5% tongue weight because 950lbs is on the trailer axles and only 50lbs is on the tongue?
Thanks guys
โFeb-21-2017 11:21 AM
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โFeb-20-2017 04:47 PM
โFeb-20-2017 03:41 PM
โFeb-20-2017 03:01 PM
DadoPax wrote:
Maybe explaining the reason I ask will help everyone understand why I want to know.
Lets imagine you have a TT that has 12% of its weight on the hitch, and when you put that weight on your TV the trailer tracks right behind the truck straight and great. Only problem is... putting all that weight right on your rear axle creates a situation where you are over your axle rating. So you go get a WDH, move some of that weight to the front axle AND some of it to the rear axle of the TRAILER.
Do you no longer have 12% and straight and great due to the added load on the rear axles and the weight moved from the tongue?
The thing that confuses me is that people say WDH does not reduce the weight of the tongue, it simply relocates the places that weight travels to the ground. That makes sense.
I am confused about the effects this has on the 12%.
Hopefully my question makes sense?
โFeb-20-2017 02:48 PM
โFeb-20-2017 01:34 PM
โFeb-20-2017 01:20 PM
Bedlam wrote:
You also have consider the distance from the hitch to the trailer front axle and from the hitch to the tow vehicle rear axle will most likely be different. If you take 50 percent of the tongue weight off the vehicle rear axle, that 50 percent may be distributed differently to the remaining axles based the difference in length. Although you figure this out mathematically, it is easier to find closed weigh station where the scale is still operating and try different WDH hitch settings and their effects on your combination.