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Jan-08-2019 12:52 PM
rbpru wrote:
My point is the tongue weight without the WD hitch means little. Unless you have enough weight to bend the frame.
If the the tongue weight is 1000# or 1500#. The purpose of the WD hitch is to redistribute some of that weight from the rear truck axle, to the front truck axle and the trailer axles.
If the hitch is set so the truck and trailer sit level, and all the axle weights are within spec, I am set to go. (Actually I use the yellow sticker max cargo rating, as it is a bit less than the sum of the truck's axle ratings).
If you have enough tongue weigh to bend the frame, you have other issues.
Jan-08-2019 09:24 AM
rbpru wrote:You either believe in the ratings, or you don't.
My point is the tongue weight without the WD hitch means little. Unless you have enough weight to bend the frame.
If the the tongue weight is 1000# or 1500#. The purpose of the WD hitch is to redistribute some of that weight from the rear truck axle, to the front truck axle and the trailer axles.
If the hitch is set so the truck and trailer sit level, and all the axle weights are within spec, I am set to go. (Actually I use the yellow sticker max cargo rating, as it is a bit less than the sum of the truck's axle ratings).
If you have enough tongue weigh to bend the frame, you have other issues.
Jan-08-2019 08:04 AM
Jan-07-2019 09:16 PM
rbpru wrote:These figures, though they may be "real", may not mean anything if it was not weighed properly..
The real world number for my rig across the CAT scales for my last trip were.
Total truck axel weights equaled 6500#
Total truck and trailer weight 13,080#
So, the weight of trailer was 6580#
Weight of trailer axels 5740#
Weight transferred to WD hitch was 840# about 13% of trailer weight.
The truck's yellow door sticker shows 15,000# max total load, 7200# max total truck axel weight.
Trailer manufacturer's sticker shows gross trailer weight of 7500#
2011 F-150 towing guide states a max trailer weight for my truck is 9800# with 10 to 15 percent on the tongue. However the max WD hitch weight is 1130#.
While I am nowhere nears truck or trailer total limits, I have found I need to watch the rear axel weight. Not because of the WD weight but because of all the camp gear I load into the truck bed that should be carried it the camper.
The CAT scales are your friend when it comes to long distance trips.
Jan-07-2019 08:43 PM
Jan-07-2019 05:10 AM
frisbeekev wrote:
This is a silly question I am sure, but here it goes. I know you can weigh your rig at a truck stop on their scales. I was wondering if you can use those random truck scales on the side of the highway or do they frown upon that?
Jan-07-2019 02:52 AM
Jan-06-2019 11:57 PM
Jan-06-2019 11:56 PM
rbpru wrote:
I do not know or care about the unhitched trailer tongue weight before it was redistributed by the WD hitch, because I do no tow without the WD hitch.
Jan-06-2019 07:46 PM
rhagfo wrote:
To me closed DOT scales are fair game, there is one near Portland on Hwy 26 that is large and wide easy place to drop the trailer an just scale the the TV, when closed.
Jan-06-2019 07:42 PM
mountainkowboy wrote:
I always do in Oregon, they leave the scale on even when knowone is there.