Maximum hitch rating(s)
09-02-2005, 02:32 AM
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Geez, if he uses a F*rd, you could probably pop a ball in your bumper and pull it... 
Since you are at the very low end of needing the dist. bars, don't pull them up too tight. Just put a bit of tension on them. If you pull them too tight, you just stress your hitch needlessly, and take weight off your rear tires.
Jim
Since you are at the very low end of needing the dist. bars, don't pull them up too tight. Just put a bit of tension on them. If you pull them too tight, you just stress your hitch needlessly, and take weight off your rear tires.Jim
09-02-2005, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Sidewinder
That is exactly my original point. If I have a class V hitch rated for 10,000 lbs. weight carrying I would be leagle. If I have a class IV/V I would not. Both would be used without equalizing bars but both can PULL 10,000 lbs. Same tongue weight on the truck with both hitches and same load (assuming 9,000 Lbs from me original post) and no equalization. I still don't get it.
09-02-2005, 02:12 PM
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I'm confused. Where do you get a 500# tongue weight on a Class IV hitch? Here is what the Dodge web site says about their factory installed hitches:
"While it's not listed in the charts, tongue weight [i] is also an important consideration. The recommended tongue weight is between 10 & 15% of the trailer weight. However, the maximum tongue weight on Class III (The bumper ball) is limited to 500 lbs, and Class IV (The receiver hitch) to 1200 lbs.
This requirement overrides any recommended GTW rating, between 10% and 15% of gross trailer weight (GTW). Additionally, the GAWRs and GVWRs should never be exceeded."
Notice they show a 1200# tongue weight. Here is what a Draw-Tite hitch is rated for:
Weight Carrying Capacity: Gross Trailer Wgt.: 10,000 lbs. Tongue Wgt.: 1000 lbs.
Weight Distributing Capacity: Gross Trailer Wgt.: 12,000 lbs. Tongue Wgt.: 1200 lbs.
In comparison, you don't get much more with a Class V:
Weight Carrying Capacity: Gross Trailer Wgt.: 12,000 lbs. Tongue Wgt.: 1200 lbs.
Weight Distributing Capacity: Gross Trailer Wgt.: 14,000 lbs. Tongue Wgt.: 1400 lbs.
Jim
"While it's not listed in the charts, tongue weight [i] is also an important consideration. The recommended tongue weight is between 10 & 15% of the trailer weight. However, the maximum tongue weight on Class III (The bumper ball) is limited to 500 lbs, and Class IV (The receiver hitch) to 1200 lbs.
This requirement overrides any recommended GTW rating, between 10% and 15% of gross trailer weight (GTW). Additionally, the GAWRs and GVWRs should never be exceeded."
Notice they show a 1200# tongue weight. Here is what a Draw-Tite hitch is rated for:
Weight Carrying Capacity: Gross Trailer Wgt.: 10,000 lbs. Tongue Wgt.: 1000 lbs.
Weight Distributing Capacity: Gross Trailer Wgt.: 12,000 lbs. Tongue Wgt.: 1200 lbs.
In comparison, you don't get much more with a Class V:
Weight Carrying Capacity: Gross Trailer Wgt.: 12,000 lbs. Tongue Wgt.: 1200 lbs.
Weight Distributing Capacity: Gross Trailer Wgt.: 14,000 lbs. Tongue Wgt.: 1400 lbs.
Jim
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