Should I use my WD hitch?
#11
Thanks for the responses! I'm glad I asked. I was thinking about selling my WDH, but I'm glad now that I didn't lol. Can't wait to tow my trailer with the f150. Only have to wait until the end of April now.
#12
Grumpy Old Man
Half and misleading truth. The hitch is rated for 500 pounds max hitch weight without a weight-distributing hitch. It's also rated for up to 5,000 pounds gross trailer weight only for those trailers that can gross 5,000 pounds without exceeding the 500 pounds hitch weight limit. Normal tandem-axle TTs cannot reach close to 5000 pounds max trailer weight before they exceed 500 pounds hitch weight - because normal hitch weight of a tandem-axle trailer is 12% to 15% of gross trailer weight. So only "wagon style" farm trailers, such as a grain trailer or cotton trailer, can reach the 5,000 pound limit for gross trailer weight before they exceed the 500 pound limit for hitch weight.