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Weight Distribution Recommendation for Towing Travel Trailer with 650 lb of Tongue Weight  

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Pickup weights 6,000, trailer dry weight 3750, GVWR of 7,000. Do I really need a WD hitch?

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The best way to pick out a weight distribution system is to base it off of the loaded tongue weight of the setup when it is loaded and ready to tow. This figure also includes the weight of any cargo behind the rear axle of the tow vehicle. I attached a help article on determining tongue weight for you to check out as well. You will want the loaded tongue weight of your setup to fall right in the middle of the tongue weight range of the system you use.

So your tongue weight is going to be most likely around 650 lbs. The best weight distribution and sway control we offer for that tongue weight is going to be the Strait Line part # RP66083 which has a tongue weight range of 400-800 lbs and features only sway control that works to fight sway before it starts. This will be much more effective than any 4 point style system out there.

For a 2 inch ball you would want part # A-90 and for a 2-5/16 inch ball # 19286.

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Fred M.

11/21/2017

Pickup weights 6,000, trailer dry weight 3750, GVWR of 7,000. Do I really need a WD hitch?

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Jameson C.

11/21/2017

Any time the trailer weighs more than 50 percent of the towing capacity of the vehicle a weight distribution system is recommended.
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