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Re: Dry Tongue weight vs. weight distributing hitch
Durb wrote: Towin Toys wrote: The 1500# WD Hitch wasn't quite enough. The good folks at Major Hitch in Boise upgraded me to the 2,000# bars & the 2,000# 2-1/2" shank for only $45.00. I then thought my factory receiver might be a weak link so I put a Curt V5 commercial receiver on it with a 2,700# tongue & 20,000# tow rating. Filled the fresh water tank and loaded the RzR. Ended up raising the ball one hole. Trailer measures 22" front & rear from the bottom of the frame to the road on a level surfaced hooked up & pickup is within a half inch front to rear as when unloaded. I'm happy now. We'll see how it does this weekend...... I hope you are going someplace benign on your first trip to make sure your trailer and hitch are dialed in properly. I wouldn't go on 55 North along the Payette unless my confidence level is 100%. That road, although beautiful, kind of creeps me out even in a car. Good luck and have fun. This will actually be the second trip. The first trip was up 55 to Landmark. The only change from the last trip was the heavier receiver. After I put the receiver on and raised the ball one notch I loaded the camper with water and the RzR and drove to Nampa on Cherry Lane then back again on the freeway. Tows great. 55 doesn't bother me, between sleds in the winter and camping in the spring through fall I drive up that way and also to the Stanley area many many times a year and have since I was driving lumber trucks at 20 years old. I could however do without the idiots that only drive it once or twice a year.....those are the ones to watch out for.380Views0likes0CommentsRe: Dry Tongue weight vs. weight distributing hitch
bikendan wrote: sgip2000 wrote: Towintoys wrote: So we are picking up a new Desert Fox 24 AS tow hauler tomorrow and the stated dry hitch weight is 1610 pounds. The dealership says they usually just use a 1,000 pound rated weight distributing hitch for those. I'm Leary. I have a 1,000/10,000 LB Equil-i-zer hitch currently bit I also had Camping World set aside a new 1,400/14,000 LB hitch for me. I'm wondering if the 14,000 pound hitch will be OK. With the added weigh of toys in the back behind the axles there should be less tongue weight than a dry tongue weight.....right? Also, do the air bags our Silverado 2500HD has play a factor in this? Thoughts? 1,400/14,000 is the largest one Equil-i-zer makes. For the Equalizer system, all you'd need is the heaver bars to "upgrade" to 1,400/14,000 lb. Everything else should be the same. No need to buy another whole system. I'm pretty sure that the 4pt Equal-i-zer requires you to upgrade the hitch head also, when moving to the heavier bars. You are correct, I called Equal-izer regarding the 1,400# hitch vs. the 1,200# hitch and the bars are physically larger as is the head on the 1,400# model. I bought a Blue Ox SwayPro 1,500# hitch, we'll see how that does. It looks like it is much simpler and quicker to make adjustment changes and less wear parts than the Equalizer...which will go on Craigslist later tonight.380Views0likes0CommentsDry Tongue weight vs. weight distributing hitch
So we are picking up a new Desert Fox 24 AS tow hauler tomorrow and the stated dry hitch weight is 1610 pounds. The dealership says they usually just use a 1,000 pound rated weight distributing hitch for those. I'm Leary. I have a 1,000/10,000 LB Equil-i-zer hitch currently bit I also had Camping World set aside a new 1,400/14,000 LB hitch for me. I'm wondering if the 14,000 pound hitch will be OK. With the added weigh of toys in the back behind the axles there should be less tongue weight than a dry tongue weight.....right? Also, do the air bags our Silverado 2500HD has play a factor in this? Thoughts? 1,400/14,000 is the largest one Equil-i-zer makes.6.9KViews0likes29Comments
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