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Mr. Adventure · 04-09-2009, 08:57 AM

Lots of times I don't like reality, but I have learned to respect it over the years. The ONLY way to know where you're overweight is the truck scale. Get numbers for each axle in your normal hitched position, and the TV by itself separately, and then you'll be sure about some real good things to know.

The tricky part is that tongue weight is trailer weight that rides on the TV, not the trailer's axle. That is, of course, until you crank up the WDH which transfers tongue weight forward to the TV front axle and aft to the trailer axle as it removes load from the rear axle of the TV. Balancing axle loads with the WDH and distributing vehicle loads are pretty important for safe towing.

04-09-2009, 08:57 AM	#18
Mr. Adventure TrailManor Master Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 668	Lots of times I don't like reality, but I have learned to respect it over the years. The ONLY way to know where you're overweight is the truck scale. Get numbers for each axle in your normal hitched position, and the TV by itself separately, and then you'll be sure about some real good things to know. The tricky part is that tongue weight is trailer weight that rides on the TV, not the trailer's axle. That is, of course, until you crank up the WDH which transfers tongue weight forward to the TV front axle and aft to the trailer axle as it removes load from the rear axle of the TV. Balancing axle loads with the WDH and distributing vehicle loads are pretty important for safe towing. __________________ 2005 TrailManor 3023 2003 Toyota Highlander 220hp V6 FWD Reese 1000# round bar Weight Distributing Hitch Prodigy brake controller. "It's not how fast you can go, it's how fast you can stop an RV that counts."