This satellite receiver antenna -- Trav'ler DirecTV Slimline -- was installed on the roof of my MH about a year ago.After moving to a new location, the system routinely takes several (10-15 minutes) to find and lock onto satellites 101W, 99W, and 103...
The neutral tow feature installed in my 2004 Explorer has stopped working. We are full-timers. The kit was installed in 2004, and the Explorer has been towed about 70,000 miles using the kit. The other transfer case functions are working okay. Sh...
Edited 9/14/04: A summary of the 150+ posts in this topic has been developed by several of the contributors to explain WHY a weight distribution system might be necessary and WHAT a WD system does to improve a rig's handling:Without a WD system, the ...
rbpru wrote:I recall a post showing a WD hitch add with a front wheel drive Oldsmobile Torinado with the rear wheels removed towing a travel trailer.If the WDH manufacturer added enough weight behind the TT's axles, the TT could have had a negative t...
Huntindog wrote:My setup has worked very well for many years and tens of thousnds of miles... I'm not gonna stress over this "new" thinking.This is not "new" thinking.IMO, the idea of basing WD bar rating on TV cargo plus TT tongue weight it is a hol...
myredracer wrote:Why would Reese be saying you need to add the TV cargo and tongue weights together to determine bar size?---I have no idea why Reese is saying that.I suggest you try to get an answer from someone in the Reese Technical Department.Ron
In theory, a WDH can be used to cause some of the weight of TV cargo plus TT tongue weight to carried equally on the TV's front and rear axles with the remainder of the weight transferred to the TT's axles.For example, 30% of the combined cargo plus ...
Assuming the truck was loaded approximately the same for both weighings,the numbers indicate that very little (if any) load was transferred to the trailer.The load increase of 640# would be pretty close to the tongue weight.Ron
