PeteF1

Okay folks I've come back for more because I appreciate the wisdom gleaned from a previous post. My setup is a 20 foot open flatbed carrying a Harley Road Glide (875 pounds) up front and a Can Am Spyder (875 pounds) behind it. The total weight I'm pulling including the trailer is about 3670 pounds. I used a tongue weight scale and got 425 pounds for a tongue weight which is about 11.5 percent of my loaded trailer weight. The back of the truck squats about 1.5 inches. I have a Class IV receiver with tongue weight rating of I believe 900 pounds. My question is would a weight distribution hitch benefit me with my relatively light load?

Ricktwuhk

Your tongue weight is not 900 pounds. Lie down and read the label on the hitch...

No wdh is needed under 500 pounds tongue weight.

PeteF1

Thanks for the info. The receiver is rated at 1000 pounds non WD, which is way, way more than I would ever attempt to tow given I've got only an F150. Didn't know if a WDH would be of any benefit seeing at 425 TW I'm only about 75 pounds away from 500.

smokeywren

You're right up against the limits of needing a WD hitch. I would not tow that trailer with that load without a good WD hitch with good sway control. But lots of others do.

Mlarv

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acdii

I'm with Smokey on this one, Not for the weight distribution since that TW is just under the threshold, but more along the lines for sway control being that it is a 20' trailer. I have a 6 x 12 enclosed that is no more than 2500 fully loaded, and it tends to sway a bit with my 2016. It is too light on the ball for WDH, but it would be nice for a little snugging up with a sway bar.

I think on my little trailer, dropping the ball an inch may be all it needs. For yours, tow it, see how it handles and if you feel it tends to sway, drop the ball a bit lower, and if that doesn't help, look for a low TW WDH with Sway control, Blue Ox makes them.