If you have the 5.7 I know you could tow it cross country as my trailer has a tongue weight of 950lbs and I go everywhere with it.
And you are using a WDH. That makes all the difference in the world. I just towed the camper home without the WDH engaged. Hitch weight is 750 lbs. The headlights were pointed at the sky. Dangerous way to tow for any length of time or frequency.
For the OP, if you plan to tow this load more than once, think about adding a WDH to level the load.
And you are using a WDH. That makes all the difference in the world. I just towed the camper home without the WDH engaged. Hitch weight is 750 lbs. The headlights were pointed at the sky. Dangerous way to tow for any length of time or frequency.
For the OP, if you plan to tow this load more than once, think about adding a WDH to level the load.
Tom
Of course, it says right on the hitch that if you tow anything with over 500lbs of tongue weight then you must use WDH. But even at 1000lbs tows fine for miles.
I have an equalizer hitch for my TT, but this was the first time with it on my new TT which is a tiberlodge 30sky. The Rv center hooked up the hitch for me but still feel it is not correct. Had rough time pulling this weekend with the wind, kept bucking me all around, had to keep the TT at 55 or so to stay under control. Jdubh are you using any other sway control with yours just curious, my unit is 12'5" at the rear so I catch alot of wind. I still think the Tundra is still sitting too low in the rear, but not sure. Would like any thoughts from anyone on this.
If you have the correct weight capacity WDH and have it adjusted correctly the back of your truck should not be down at all. Are you adding weight to the bed of the truck after you already have the trailer hooked up?
No, not putting anything else back there, the WDH is rated for 10K and I have gone through the setup process again, but something just doesn't seem right. The TT weighs just over 8k with everything in it, I'm curious if with the equilizer you need to be one size bigger than what you are towing. This unit came off of my older RV that weighed only 4900K and I was pulling it with my 05 Tundra Access cab and never had these problems.
The spring bars for your hitch might be 1000 lb bars. That is what I use for my 21" trailer with 350 lbs tongue weight. At 800 lbs tongue weight you may need to get 2000 lb bars. Don't know if your ball mount will accept heavier bars though. Some hitches use a different ball mount for heavier bars.
Well I talked with Equalizer today about the issue, and they suggested that I lift up the L brackets one hole at a time and see if it helps out, or I can take apart the hole assembly and add another washer which both will result in the same effect. They told me that through the different dealerships have told them that actually setting them up per the instructions was not the case and it was better to increase the amount of height above the hitch in order to give the correct amount of lift. The spring bars are not the case according to them.
Well I talked with Equalizer today about the issue, and they suggested that I lift up the L brackets one hole at a time and see if it helps out, or I can take apart the hole assembly and add another washer which both will result in the same effect. They told me that through the different dealerships have told them that actually setting them up per the instructions was not the case and it was better to increase the amount of height above the hitch in order to give the correct amount of lift. The spring bars are not the case according to them.
From what i remember, lifting the L brackets are a slight difference and the number of washers are a big difference in distribution. So if you need a lot of extra support, put another washer or two in. If minimal support is needed, then adjust the L brackets.
This is just from what i remember, years ago when i had a TT. Got a 5er now, so i don't need to mess with the bars.
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