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[rdlangston13]

Went to the scales today with the boat and new truck and somehow my boat gained about 600 lbs. not sure how or maybe these things have a large margin of error? Two years ago when I weight the boat and trailer was 6900. Today it was 7480.




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[larry_arizona]

Went to the scales today with the boat and new truck and somehow my boat gained about 600 lbs. not sure how or maybe these things have a large margin of error? Two years ago when I weight the boat and trailer was 6900. Today it was 7480.




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What do you think about a 5000# hitch now?


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[rdlangston13]

I think whether it’s weight carrying or weight distributing the hitch still sees the same tongue weight so I think it’s fine as long as I’m not exceeding my rear axle weight rating (which I’m not), I think it’s fine.




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[Shoebox]

I think whether it’s weight carrying or weight distributing the hitch still sees the same tongue weight so I think it’s fine as long as I’m not exceeding my rear axle weight rating (which I’m not), I think it’s fine.




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Not true. The bars on the WD hitch pull the hitch up, reducing the weight on the hitch itself, and transferring it to the front axle.

[rdlangston13]

Whether it’s transferred to the front axle or not it irrelevant. It takes weight off of the rear axle and transfers it to the front but the hitch is still see the weight, if anything it increases the weight on the hitch because now it’s holding the tongue weight and all the spring tension from the bars


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[larry_arizona]

Your truck, your boat, your liability, your choice. It will hold until it doesn’t.

Just wanted to inform you. Good luck to you.


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[Prospersigman]

Every time I see this conversation on any forum it always goes something like this, there never seems to be a definitive answer and it always seems like the chicken or the egg...

[larry_arizona]

Every time I see this conversation on any forum it always goes something like this, there never seems to be a definitive answer and it always seems like the chicken or the egg...

It’s confusing no doubt. My favorite is when truck owner asks the dealer and they say it’s ok. The dealer is about the worst source of information and the last one to accept liability when a hitch fails.

SAE J2807 is the spec. I suggest researching it.

Again, $180 is worth piece of mind.


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[larry_arizona]

Peace of mind, not the iron maiden record piece of mind lol....



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[Shoebox]

Whether it’s transferred to the front axle or not it irrelevant. It takes weight off of the rear axle and transfers it to the front but the hitch is still see the weight, if anything it increases the weight on the hitch because now it’s holding the tongue weight and all the spring tension from the bars


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There is a reason that the rating is different. The bars cause the hitch to pull up on the receiver, to an extent, hence NOT carrying the same weight. Imagine you had a receiver resting on a scale. You put a broomstick in and push down - that's regular, weight-carrying hitch, and increases the weight on the scale. Now pull up on the broomstick. That's weight-distributing, and reduces weight on the scale.

But like Larry said, your truck, your decision, your liability. A better hitch is simply cheap insurance.