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bsmith0404 · 05-30-2017, 03:55 AM

I agree with everything that was said except the hitch. The mistake many people make with WDH is that they put bars on rated for the tongue weight or more. The rating on the bars is not for the tongue weight, it's for the amount of weight they have the ability to transfer. So your 1,000 lb bars have the ability to transfer 1,000 lbs from the hitch to the TV and trailer axles and are sufficient for your TT. As for a 10,000 lb rated hitch with an RV that is coming in right about that weight, yes, if it were mine would have a little more margin for safety than that.

05-30-2017, 03:55 AM	#9
bsmith0404 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Las Cruces Posts: 4,665	I agree with everything that was said except the hitch. The mistake many people make with WDH is that they put bars on rated for the tongue weight or more. The rating on the bars is not for the tongue weight, it's for the amount of weight they have the ability to transfer. So your 1,000 lb bars have the ability to transfer 1,000 lbs from the hitch to the TV and trailer axles and are sufficient for your TT. As for a 10,000 lb rated hitch with an RV that is coming in right about that weight, yes, if it were mine would have a little more margin for safety than that. __________________ Brent 2013 Alpine 3500RE 2019 Silverado 2500HD Duramax U.S. Air Force Retired (25 yrs)