Weight distribution hitch for a cargo trailer
#1
Senior Member
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Weight distribution hitch for a cargo trailer
Is anyone using a WDH for a enclosed cargo trailer? Is there a WDH that is adjustable easily for the varying weight? Here is my situation, if I get a 6x14 with up graded axles and start the week off at a combined cargo and trailer weight of 8,500 lbs and during the week out of town the cargo weight drops to a combined weight of 5,000 lbs for a 400 mile ride home at the end of the week. I have to be using a WDH especially at the beginning of the week at 8500 lbs and a tongue of 850 to 900lbs.
Is there a WDH that I can easily keep adjusting during the week for the constant reduction of cargo?
Also notice on the 6x14 with the bull nose I only have a good 24" from the center of the coupler and back to play with. Or should I just forget it and just get a flat front or a 7x14? Mostly highway driving 400 miles on Monday and 400 miles back on Friday every other week.
Is there a WDH that I can easily keep adjusting during the week for the constant reduction of cargo?
Also notice on the 6x14 with the bull nose I only have a good 24" from the center of the coupler and back to play with. Or should I just forget it and just get a flat front or a 7x14? Mostly highway driving 400 miles on Monday and 400 miles back on Friday every other week.
#2
Senior Member
I use this style...shared between my camper to my car hauler...24 inch back for the chain mounts...adjust the tension with the chain links for lift/load....
https://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Dist...s/PS49903.html
https://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Dist...s/PS49903.html
#4
Grumpy Old Man
My Reese Strait-Line trunnion-bar hitch requires over 30" - probably close to 32" - space down the side of the tongue from the center of the ball to the back of the lift-up bracket.
If you want a really-good WD hitch, then you'll probably not find one for a U-nose or V-nose trailer. I understand that the U-nose is nice to have, but for a cross-country cargo trailer the capability to install a high-end WD hitch such as a Strait-Line or Equal-I-Zer is more important.
So if you cannot find a u-nose cargo trailer with at least 32" from the center of the ball to the front of the trailer, then I'd compromise and get a flat-nose trailer.
My 7x14 CarMate cargo trailer is a flat nose, and it's been to both the east coast and the west coast and a lot pf places in between, with a Reese Strait-Line trunnion bar dual cam hitch installed.
Since you plan to load the trailer to over 8,000 pounds, then here's the strait-line hitch you need:
http://www.reeseprod.com/products/we...YCaDTayZjPjumE
Last edited by smokeywren; 01-02-2016 at 11:00 PM.
#5
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Is there any credibility it the Anderson WDH? It looks like it might not be as good a regular WDH, but you are able shorten than chains to 24 inches to make it fit. Also with my weight varying from a couple thousand lbs (trailer&cargo) it would be easy to adjust with just a socket.
So does anyone use or have any experience with this? I just don't see how it actually lessens the tongue weight off the hitch. I don't want to overload or weaken the receiver with 800 tongue weight on it constantly.
So does anyone use or have any experience with this? I just don't see how it actually lessens the tongue weight off the hitch. I don't want to overload or weaken the receiver with 800 tongue weight on it constantly.
#7
Senior Member
Is there any credibility it the Anderson WDH? It looks like it might not be as good a regular WDH, but you are able shorten than chains to 24 inches to make it fit. Also with my weight varying from a couple thousand lbs (trailer&cargo) it would be easy to adjust with just a socket.
So does anyone use or have any experience with this? I just don't see how it actually lessens the tongue weight off the hitch. I don't want to overload or weaken the receiver with 800 tongue weight on it constantly.
So does anyone use or have any experience with this? I just don't see how it actually lessens the tongue weight off the hitch. I don't want to overload or weaken the receiver with 800 tongue weight on it constantly.
The consensus seems to be that with heavier tongue weights, it cannot shift enough weight back to the front axle. IIRC it works fine up to maybe 600# TW, but when you get to 800# or over, it just can't move enough weight.