WDH too much tension and how would you know?
I am setting up my new Toy Hauler with a Standard WDH rated at 10k. After weighing I am a little light in the front end and would like to try and transfer come more weight forward by dropping the he...
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When you're talking about the mechanics of WD hitches and towing, the rear axle *IS* the fulcrum around which all the forces act.
The tongue weight pushes down behind the fulcrum, lifting the front.
The WD bars pry up behind the fulcrum, pushing the front back down.
Yes, the airbags lift the rear of the truck up, but that is a completely different lever than the one the tongue weight and WD bars are acting on. In the context of the tongue weight and WD bars, the airbags are pushing directly on the fulcrum point, and do almost nothing to affect the situation. Total effect is around 20lbs, maximum.
Now, if the airbags could raise the rear end of the truck up several FEET, rather than just a few inches, the effect would be much more pronounced. Since you can't tow with the tongue several feet in the air and the truck riding nose-down at a 45+ degree angle, the effects are really not relevant.
The tongue weight pushes down behind the fulcrum, lifting the front.
The WD bars pry up behind the fulcrum, pushing the front back down.
Yes, the airbags lift the rear of the truck up, but that is a completely different lever than the one the tongue weight and WD bars are acting on. In the context of the tongue weight and WD bars, the airbags are pushing directly on the fulcrum point, and do almost nothing to affect the situation. Total effect is around 20lbs, maximum.
Now, if the airbags could raise the rear end of the truck up several FEET, rather than just a few inches, the effect would be much more pronounced. Since you can't tow with the tongue several feet in the air and the truck riding nose-down at a 45+ degree angle, the effects are really not relevant.
