Ride Everything
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Hi again - I use a weight distribution hitch for the travel trailer I tow. The trailer's my brother-in-law's so I think it's a WDH.
I'm towing with a 2006 F-150, and the trailer has a dry weight of 5,800 lbs. After all my stuff, I guessing I'm around 7,000 or so lbs. My truck has a tow rating of 9,500 lbs.
Question: I just read in a magazine that after the trailer is hooked up using a WDH, the tow vehicle will be level and should have no sag; otherwise you're not using the WDH correctly. Someone please tell me the correct way to load the rig.
Right now, I first load the rig on the truck to get the ball set, then I raise the trailer back (bringing the truck up with it) so the truck is level again, I then install the sway bars, etc; then load the trailer weight back down on the truck. My truck still sags, not too badly, but it's certainly not level.
Am I doing this correctly?
I'm towing with a 2006 F-150, and the trailer has a dry weight of 5,800 lbs. After all my stuff, I guessing I'm around 7,000 or so lbs. My truck has a tow rating of 9,500 lbs.
Question: I just read in a magazine that after the trailer is hooked up using a WDH, the tow vehicle will be level and should have no sag; otherwise you're not using the WDH correctly. Someone please tell me the correct way to load the rig.
Right now, I first load the rig on the truck to get the ball set, then I raise the trailer back (bringing the truck up with it) so the truck is level again, I then install the sway bars, etc; then load the trailer weight back down on the truck. My truck still sags, not too badly, but it's certainly not level.
Am I doing this correctly?
