WDH - I think I understand
OK a WDH distributes the hitch weight across three points (theoretically) - Front axle back axle, TT axle as opposed to simply at the hitch point. So for simple math a hitch weight of 900# would ...
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BarneyS wrote:
What you have written is incorrect.
No not really! Perhaps I could have been more specific. But definitely not incorrect as you say. The weight is distributed to the tow vehicle differently. Not all on the rear axle. But nothing happens to the TT axles. And more importantly all of the TT's tongue weight is still resting on the tow vehicle, and must be considered in the payload calculations.
BTW: It has been part of my job to understand and determine such things!
Barney is correct. If you understand how a weight distribution hitch works it has to add weight to the trailer axles when tensioned. The hitch redistributes tongue weight to both the front axle and the trailer axles. To see this redistribution of weight go to the scales and watch the axle weights (including the trailer axles) change as the hitch is tensioned.
What you have written is incorrect.
No not really! Perhaps I could have been more specific. But definitely not incorrect as you say. The weight is distributed to the tow vehicle differently. Not all on the rear axle. But nothing happens to the TT axles. And more importantly all of the TT's tongue weight is still resting on the tow vehicle, and must be considered in the payload calculations.
BTW: It has been part of my job to understand and determine such things!
Barney is correct. If you understand how a weight distribution hitch works it has to add weight to the trailer axles when tensioned. The hitch redistributes tongue weight to both the front axle and the trailer axles. To see this redistribution of weight go to the scales and watch the axle weights (including the trailer axles) change as the hitch is tensioned.
