help me understand the wd hitches!
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From: Dallas, TX
help me understand the wd hitches!
OK...so I've got a 2001 SuperCrew w/ tow package, 5.4L, 4x2. tow rating I believe is at or just above 8000lbs for this truck. Of course with the tow package, I just got a class III hitch, rated at 5000lbs trailer weight/500 tongue weight.
If I were to replace the hitch with a class IV (7500-8000lbs trailer / 750-800lbs tongue - depending on source), could I theoretically, safely, tow 12,000lbs with a weight distributing hitch?
If I were to replace the hitch with a class IV (7500-8000lbs trailer / 750-800lbs tongue - depending on source), could I theoretically, safely, tow 12,000lbs with a weight distributing hitch?
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From: Houston, Texas
No. First of all, you cannot exceed the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight rating which is somewhere around 14,000 lbs for both truck and trailer.
Second, you are limited to a maximum tow weight of 8,000 lbs in the Supercrew with a load leveling hitch.
The primary reason for the increased tow weight with a load leveling hitch is that weight is taken off the hitch and distributed to the front wheels of the tow vehicle and the trailer wheels.
Second, you are limited to a maximum tow weight of 8,000 lbs in the Supercrew with a load leveling hitch.
The primary reason for the increased tow weight with a load leveling hitch is that weight is taken off the hitch and distributed to the front wheels of the tow vehicle and the trailer wheels.
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I replaced the OEM class III with a Putnam class IV which is rated for 8000# carrying. My truck is rated for 7800# and of course I'm, not exceeding that but at least the hitch is rated for the weight it is rated for now. With anything but my boat (7000# to 7400# or so) I'd use WD no matter what the ratings.