Will 1500lbs. of tounge weight hurt my 1200lbs. weight dist. bars?
I have the dual cam hp with the 1200lbs. weight distribution bars on my 28' enclosed trailer. My tounge weight is 1500lbs. I will try to offset it by adding some weight to the back of the enclosed trailer.
So how much damage will my 1500lbs. of tounge weight do to my 1200lbs. weight distribution bars over a 1000 mile trip?
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'03 Eddie Bauer, Excursion 6.0 PSD (Bought New) & (All Stock), 4WD, 3:73 Limited Slip. 6.0 build date March '03, Premier group, video pkg, roof-rack (lighted), 3 pillar pod, Timbrens-on back.
I change oil every 5k (Rotella Syn. 5W-40), fuel filters every 10k (Ford Filters Only), air filter every 30K (Ford Filter Only), Changed trans. oil/filter & diffs. oils at 50K. Mostly highway miles & some around town.
From 5/23/09 - 6/19/09 At 62K miles & 9 months out of warranty, I spent $8K b/c of & getting this X fixed; 3 Ford Dealers in 3 dif. states replaced: EGR Valve, Cleaned Turbo Pipes, IAT,Map Sensor, ICP, VGT, (Cleaned Turbo -Compression ring still sticking), Replaced Turbo. On 6/19/09 I bought Ford Ext. War. 4yrs./48k.
Re: Will 1500lbs. of tounge weight hurt my 1200lbs. weight dist. bars?
15000 pounds tounge weight will make your hitch hit the highway half way to your destination. try loading your trailer with the weight distributed a little better. The 12000lb rating on your load leveling bars is for total trailer weight, not tounge weight. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif[/img]
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Re: Will 1500lbs. of tounge weight hurt my 1200lbs. weight dist. bars?
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15000 pounds tounge weight will make your hitch hit the highway half way to your destination. try loading your trailer with the weight distributed a little better. The 12000lb rating on your load leveling bars is for total trailer weight, not tounge weight. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif[/img]
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Close, but you need to pay more attention and read a little more. His bars are rated for 1200 (one thousand two hundred) pounds. Mine are rated for 1000 (one thousand) pounds. Weight distribution bars are always rated for the tounge weight.
As for the OP's question. I don't think you will damage anything it just won't transfer the proper amount of weight. It shouldn't be that hard to move a couple hundred pounds around, 150 lbs from the front to the back should do it.
Trinity
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15000 pounds tounge weight will make your hitch hit the highway half way to your destination. try loading your trailer with the weight distributed a little better. The 12000lb rating on your load leveling bars is for total trailer weight, not tounge weight. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif[/img]
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Close, but you need to pay more attention and read a little more. His bars are rated for 1200 (one thousand two hundred) pounds. Mine are rated for 1000 (one thousand) pounds. Weight distribution bars are always rated for the tounge weight.
As for the OP's question. I don't think you will damage anything it just won't transfer the proper amount of weight. It shouldn't be that hard to move a couple hundred pounds around, 150 lbs from the front to the back should do it.
Trinity
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Thanks. I appreciate it. Yes, it is nice when someone reads our posts correctly.
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'03 Eddie Bauer, Excursion 6.0 PSD (Bought New) & (All Stock), 4WD, 3:73 Limited Slip. 6.0 build date March '03, Premier group, video pkg, roof-rack (lighted), 3 pillar pod, Timbrens-on back.
I change oil every 5k (Rotella Syn. 5W-40), fuel filters every 10k (Ford Filters Only), air filter every 30K (Ford Filter Only), Changed trans. oil/filter & diffs. oils at 50K. Mostly highway miles & some around town.
From 5/23/09 - 6/19/09 At 62K miles & 9 months out of warranty, I spent $8K b/c of & getting this X fixed; 3 Ford Dealers in 3 dif. states replaced: EGR Valve, Cleaned Turbo Pipes, IAT,Map Sensor, ICP, VGT, (Cleaned Turbo -Compression ring still sticking), Replaced Turbo. On 6/19/09 I bought Ford Ext. War. 4yrs./48k.
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So how much damage will my 1500lbs. of tounge weight do to my 1200lbs. weight distribution bars over a 1000 mile trip?
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NONE! I know someone who tows an Airstream with nearly 1,000 lbs of tongue weight using 550 lb Reese bars.
For the same reason that you can use a stiff WD hitch to hold up the back of a softly sprung car you can get away with softer bars when towing with a stiffly sprung tow vehicle.
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2005 F250 Crewcab Shortbed 2WD 6.0L
Phoenix, AZ
Re: Will 1500lbs. of tongue weight hurt my 1200lbs. weight dist. bars?
Thanks for all the input. I think with the additional boxes in the back, I should get me pretty close.
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'03 Eddie Bauer, Excursion 6.0 PSD (Bought New) & (All Stock), 4WD, 3:73 Limited Slip. 6.0 build date March '03, Premier group, video pkg, roof-rack (lighted), 3 pillar pod, Timbrens-on back.
I change oil every 5k (Rotella Syn. 5W-40), fuel filters every 10k (Ford Filters Only), air filter every 30K (Ford Filter Only), Changed trans. oil/filter & diffs. oils at 50K. Mostly highway miles & some around town.
From 5/23/09 - 6/19/09 At 62K miles & 9 months out of warranty, I spent $8K b/c of & getting this X fixed; 3 Ford Dealers in 3 dif. states replaced: EGR Valve, Cleaned Turbo Pipes, IAT,Map Sensor, ICP, VGT, (Cleaned Turbo -Compression ring still sticking), Replaced Turbo. On 6/19/09 I bought Ford Ext. War. 4yrs./48k.
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