Setting up weight distribution

[MetalGrand]

I just bought a trailer and this is my first time using a w/d hitch. I have watched videos and read about setting it up.

So far this is the best I could get it. My front end of my truck measure the same without the hitch and my rear end only dropped about an inch. Although the front of the trailer appears to be upward a little bit. What do you guys think?

[Mark_and_Linda]

Try it and see how you like it...do you feel comfortable with it? You can always tweaked it a little.

[Hannibal]

Looks good to me but if I wanted to tinker with it, I'd drop the hitch head down one bolt hole. Level or just slightly nose down is best. Liken it to a wheelbarrow. Heavy on the handles is stable. Tilt it up until it's balanced or less and it tends to get squirrely. We're waiting painfully patiently for our Jayco 28RLS to be built and delivered. I set up my Reese WD hitch to be level to maybe an inch low up front. Setting a similar unit on the ball only drops the rear of the truck 2" while the front doesn't change. The only reason I'm going with WD at all is to satisfy the rating of the receiver. Your rig should tow great as long as you keep the tongue weight up where it needs to be. Just my humble opinion.

[MitchF150]

From just the pics, i'd want to get the tongue down just a tad. Probably lower the hitch head a hole if you can.

I'd also add a washer or two to the hitch head tilt so you can tighten up the tension on the bars by another link or two.. But, still have at least 4-5 under tension.

This is my setup with my old truck. It's hard to tell from the pics, but when it's all said and done, I've got the rear back to unloaded height and actually the front goes down a 1/4". I might actually have too much WD to the front, but it tows great and the same setup is working great on the new F150..

Good luck!

Mitch

[MetalGrand]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

[fla-gypsy]

You could lower the hitch head, level is better. Follow the vehicle makers instructions on the amount of weight distribution, you can go to far.

[3oaks]

Looks pretty close to me. Maybe right on.

If you are satisfied with your weight distribution set up and feel that the front end of your TT is up a bit, you can lower the front end of the trailer and level it by lowering the ball mount on the hitch shank by a bolt hole.

[coolbreeze01]

Looks OK. The main thing is to have enough tongue weight so the trailer doesn't sway when loaded.