WDH for 2500 Truck necessary?
I am new here and have decided on a Ram as the upgrade from my GMC Envoy. I currently tow a camper that weights about 5000lbs fully loaded. Hitch weight is about 450-500lbs. I currently have a weigh...
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Ron Gratz wrote:Dr. Blake wrote:
Truck weights
Front axle: 4,620
Rear axle: 3,300
Total truck: 7,920
Trailer weights
Tongue: 820
Axle: 5,100
Truck and trailer no WD
Front axle: 4,356
Rear axle: 4,180
Total truck: 8,580
Truck and trailer with WD
Front axle: 4,450
Rear axle: 4,070
Total truck: 8,470
Your axle loads are not consistent with the reported tongue weight.
The axle load data indicate a tongue weight of about 600# versus the 820# from direct measurement.
I'm guessing the 820# value is closer to correct.
A tongue weight of 820#, with no WD applied, should have caused a load of about 330# to be removed from the steer axle and a load of about 1150# to be added to the drive axle.
I think a re-weigh is in order.
Ron
I was working in Kilograms and my son was in and out of the truck; he's about 30 pounds, which is why some of the weights are a bit off. The scale rounds to the closest 10 kgs, which is almost 25 pounds. The reason the WD hitch is only redistributing about half is that's what I thought GM wanted. I am readjusting.
I was merely pointing out to the OP that with a truck his size and minimal tongue weight acting on it; not a lot changes from loaded to unloaded.
