timelinex
Junior Member
I just upgraded from a 1/2 ton to a 2020 Ram 3500 (20k max tow, 4200 payload)and have some question about using my 24ft enclosed trailer which is ~3k empty and the most frequent tow is just my Can Am 4 door SxS which weighs ~2k.
1. I have an equalizer WDH I used for when I towed with my Tundra. I know that overall using WDH is always better than not, but obviously there is a point where it's barely helping and not worth the hassle (10min to setup, versus just dropping on my regular hitch and going). So is there any compelling reason to use the WDH when towing the <6,000lb trailer locally (let's say <50 miles). Forget fixing sag, this trailer weight would probably barely level the truck out. I imagine the WDH may still help sway, but not sure of how big the effect is on this light of trailer and heavy duty of truck.
2. I know the golden rule of thumb is to put ~12% of the weight of the trailer onto the hitch. Does this still apply to situations where the truck is such overkill for the trailer? In this scenario, would it be better for me to drive my SxS all the way forward and put as much weight as possible on the hitch? As mentioned in the previous question, I'm guessing this would still barely even make the truck level out. On the other hand, I imagine that the benefits of the weight being so far forward is drastic reduction in any sway, if there was any.
Thanks!
1. I have an equalizer WDH I used for when I towed with my Tundra. I know that overall using WDH is always better than not, but obviously there is a point where it's barely helping and not worth the hassle (10min to setup, versus just dropping on my regular hitch and going). So is there any compelling reason to use the WDH when towing the <6,000lb trailer locally (let's say <50 miles). Forget fixing sag, this trailer weight would probably barely level the truck out. I imagine the WDH may still help sway, but not sure of how big the effect is on this light of trailer and heavy duty of truck.
2. I know the golden rule of thumb is to put ~12% of the weight of the trailer onto the hitch. Does this still apply to situations where the truck is such overkill for the trailer? In this scenario, would it be better for me to drive my SxS all the way forward and put as much weight as possible on the hitch? As mentioned in the previous question, I'm guessing this would still barely even make the truck level out. On the other hand, I imagine that the benefits of the weight being so far forward is drastic reduction in any sway, if there was any.
Thanks!