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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sch911 wrote: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!
I am sorry to say that, if you did your job according to what you have posted here, your results would have been skewed in the wrong direction. Your statement quoted above is still in error.
When you lift up the WD bars, via the chains and snap-up brackets which are attached to the trailer A frame, where do you think the force that results from lifting those chains/bars goes?
The downward force on the A frame, through the Snap-ups, is moved to the trailer axles which are the next part attached to the ground. There is no where else for that force to go.
I suggest, once again, that you take a long look at the first post in this thread for an understanding of how a WD hitch works.
Barney
