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Huntindog
Dec 02, 2018Explorer
Gdetrailer wrote:And there is no need to.... Because your example is apples to oranges.Vintage465 wrote:
The only topic more touchy than "to WD or not" is "Dodge vs every other diesel". Then you have the 6v batteries in series vs single/parallel 12v and gas vs diesel. Truth is none of these matter as much as the WD subject. Your rig will always tow better with a properly set up W.D. hitch. In your case it has NOTHING to do with the capability of your pick-up. Nothing to do with how much it pushes your truck down on rear springs. It has to do with the fact that you have 6 to 8 hundred pounds pounding you every time you hit a decent size bump or swell in the road or hiway. When the back end of the truck goes down on a bump or bridge approach...........the front axle of the truck goes up.........it's a fact...can be no other way. A properly set up W.D. will minimize this as it spreads the weight across the whole truck. Visualize in your mind the trailer pushing down on both axles at a time vs one axle at a time.
So.. in YOUR "wise wisdom" can you explain HOW to apply WD to a SLIDE IN TRUCK CAMPER?
Yeah, you can't.
TW is carried BEHIND the rear axle 100%. That means that it is ALL on the rear axle, which acts as a fulcrum reducing weight on the front axle. (this is undisputable, and has been proven many times on scales and with a tape measure)
A slide in truck camper has some of its weight carried by the front axle, as it 's weight is mostly forwards of the rear axle.... IOW, very similar to a TT with WD in use.
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