Thread: Tongue weight
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Old 07-08-2008, 08:32 AM
kingfish51 kingfish51 is offline
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Actually there is too much tongue weight. Your hitch/truck is rated at 500lbs tongue weight WITHOUT a weight distribution hitch. It is rated probably to at least 750 WITH a WD hitch. As far as payload, that is definitely not your rated tongue weight.
As far as your trailer, depending upon actual weight of the trailer, might be too low. You want at least 8% of trailer weight and no more than 15% of trailer weight. If you do not know the weight of the trailer, use it's GVW as a base.
Even at less than 500lbs tongue weight, a WD hitch could be useful, with keeping the truck more level and if it has it, sway control.
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