update for teeter tottering trailer
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update for teeter tottering trailer
finally got my toy hauler out of shop. with 65psi in air bags and hitch on 6th link i will get teeter tottering from rear of truck. i measured top of hitch at 27" unloaded, then got 25" loaded. tightened wd bars all the wat to 3rd ring as seen in pics. only raised truck 1" in rear where i measured. you can see how tight the bars are. (all measuring done with no air in bags) do i need to raise the tow hitch up 1 hole on the drop arm? thanks for any help.
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I would first suggest that you loosen the bars and not have a lot of tension on them while the trailer is on its jack, then lower the jack and latch the tongue lock on the ball. Then take the picture.
Right now, everything is out of whack in your pictures because the bars are too tight and the weight isn't on the hitch..
Right now, everything is out of whack in your pictures because the bars are too tight and the weight isn't on the hitch..
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I agree with Steve and Rodney here that the setup is way off. When properly set up the round bar wdh should have the bars parallel to the ground. I think before you ditch it in favor of a new one you should try to set it up correctly and see how it acts. Maybe its just me, but in the pics it looks like the jack is probably off the block just a hair.
The hitch head looks very similar to the one I have, the lower bolt that goes through the shank should have a round hole, and the upper bolt should have an elongated hole and serrated washers. If you loosen the bolts you should be able to pivot the head back. In between the head and shank should be a "stopper" of sorts that can have more washers stacked on it to roll the head down more. Hitch head should ride level when all connected with the bars on also, or maybe even tipped back just a hair.
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I don't know how you guys are figuring all this out when his pictures are clearly showing that he does not have any weight on the hitch and the bars are already tightened..
What am *I* missing???
What am *I* missing???
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Randy, It really looks to me like the jack is just a hair off the block. Maybe I'm wrong. But regardless the hitch head should not be pointed up as it is. My WDH is just a paperweight in the corner of the garage anymore but I used one of these round bars quite a bit.
Also, for the OP, I just now saw the Curt sticker on the bars, are they marked as to what they are rated for?
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Randy, It really looks to me like the jack is just a hair off the block. Maybe I'm wrong. But regardless the hitch head should not be pointed up as it is. My WDH is just a paperweight in the corner of the garage anymore but I used one of these round bars quite a bit.
Also, for the OP, I just now saw the Curt sticker on the bars, are they marked as to what they are rated for?
Also, for the OP, I just now saw the Curt sticker on the bars, are they marked as to what they are rated for?
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I will tell you right now I'm a fool for not catching the ball angle. I have a class "a" license and used to pull 53 ft trailers. Highway patrol would chewed me out if they ever noticed it
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Do you know your trailer's actual weight and the true tongue weight?
Both sets of my round bars have their ratings stamped into the metal on the long leg near the bend, check to see if you can find what the bars are rated for.
When you say same results every time do you mean that with the ball tilted back more the spring bars are still that high with the same amount of rear squat on the truck?
Both sets of my round bars have their ratings stamped into the metal on the long leg near the bend, check to see if you can find what the bars are rated for.
When you say same results every time do you mean that with the ball tilted back more the spring bars are still that high with the same amount of rear squat on the truck?
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Do you know your trailer's actual weight and the true tongue weight?
Both sets of my round bars have their ratings stamped into the metal on the long leg near the bend, check to see if you can find what the bars are rated for.
When you say same results every time do you mean that with the ball tilted back more the spring bars are still that high with the same amount of rear squat on the truck?
Both sets of my round bars have their ratings stamped into the metal on the long leg near the bend, check to see if you can find what the bars are rated for.
When you say same results every time do you mean that with the ball tilted back more the spring bars are still that high with the same amount of rear squat on the truck?
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Time for a trip to the CAT scales, you need to know some actual weights. Our old 31' toy hauler (Victory Lane 28SRV) had a GVW of 11,300lbs and a tongue weight of 1450lbs with our typical camping trip's load of bikes and gear in the 12' garage. About the same TW with our son's 2 Quarter Midget racecars and gear loaded, both ways the loaded weight came in around 9,500lbs. I think you may be surprised at how heavy it really is and your TW may be beyond the WD hitch's 1,000lb rating.