[tentcamper]

There has always been two camps on the TV's. Larger is better and the more fuel conservative smaller TV. Both like their TV's and think they do a great job for the load they haul. Both seem to get the job done. The larger is better has the bragging right for climbing mountains faster. Both can maintain a safe speed by downshifting on downgrades with out using their brakes. The larger TV have larger engine braking displacement but the weigh is more and need more engine braking to maintain the speed.

So in my view it is all your personal preference. They both work well. Just make sure your numbers are within the manufactures specifications or make the right modifications to compensate for the numbers.

Most TM owners have WDH's. Many are most likely not needed, or are substitutes for rear springs. The primary determining factor for WDH use to be, how much rise you had on the front end when the trailer is connected without a WDH. Somewhere in the past 20-25 years the hitch shop sales person shifted from adding rear springs to substituting additional springs with a WDH. But if you are going to error, error on the side of having a WDH, its the safer error.