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Old 05-01-2009, 05:56 AM
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Rob,

Sorry for not seeing this one earlier.

That hitch weight of 880 lbs, how did you determine that? Was that the weight of the truck with the trailer minus the empty weight of the truck? Was that with the WDH engaged or disengaged? That number worries me as the hitch limit on your truck is 740 lbs. (not 1050 lbs as you have listed). It's also a concern in that your WD bars are rated for 800 lbs and you have 880 lbs of hitch weight.

How did you determine the trailer weight of 6120 lbs? That seems about right. Is that just the axles or the whole trailer (including hitch weight)? The hitch weight should be around 13% of the trailer total weight.

Let us know how you measured those weights and we'll go from there.

Tom
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