what if tongue weight is the only "problem"?
I just set up my Airstream 28' with a 2016 F250 diesel equipped with Ride Rite airbags and an adjustable height hitch. As set up, my setup at about 20 lbs in the airbags gives me a level truck and le...
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If you are at ~ 12% tongue weight, then your trailer weight is at 8000 lbs? It will not hurt, other than your wallet, to have a WDH so you are under the maximum stated hitch weight for your drawbar.
Speaking of drawbar, what size are you using? If your hitch states 800 lbs dead weight with 2" drawbar, what is it if you move up to a 2 1/2" drawbar?
EDIT: Just looked at Ford's 2016 Towing Guide and if you have the factory hitch, a 2" drawbar is 600 lbs and 2 1/2" drawbar is 850 lbs with no WDH. You may be more over than you are thinking.
Speaking of drawbar, what size are you using? If your hitch states 800 lbs dead weight with 2" drawbar, what is it if you move up to a 2 1/2" drawbar?
EDIT: Just looked at Ford's 2016 Towing Guide and if you have the factory hitch, a 2" drawbar is 600 lbs and 2 1/2" drawbar is 850 lbs with no WDH. You may be more over than you are thinking.
