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Old 10-19-2018, 08:49 PM   #13
inghamm
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Default Anderson WDH figures

Here's what I got at the CAT scale today:
With Anderson on:
Steer Axle: 2700
"Drive" Axle: 3440
Trailer Axle: 3400

With Anderson Loosened up:
Steer: 2640
"Drive": 3540
Trailer: 3360

No Trailer:
Steer 2880
Drive 2800

Conclusions:
1. The Anderson took 100 lbs off the "drive axle" - the rear of the SUV and put 60lbs on the front axle and 40 lbs on the trailer. That's not a ton, but it seems to help. It's also lighter in the first place, which also takes weight off the hitch in another way. I would be interested to see some figures from non-Anderson WDH with similar CAT scale measurements,

2. We are 360 lbs over our tow capacity on the Highlander. We are on our 3rd long (32 day) fall trip and we brought a lot of food, but we still need to lighten up a bit. Each trip we take we weigh more.
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