This doesn’t matter. You’ll be pumping antifreeze with the water pump using a short hose near the pump. A valve will switch the water pump intake from the water tank hose to this short hose. Check valves will prevent any antifreeze from entering the water tank or backing up to the city water input port.

@@Mikewillys Correct! Thank you for sharing.

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Your axle weight rating doesn’t go up. What’s on the door is it.

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You need to weigh the truck and trailer without the WDH engaged to determine hitch weight. If you’re only looking for Gross vehicle weight or gross axle weights then one weighing with WDH engaged is sufficient.

Doesn’t the WDH hitch take away some of the hitch weight?

@@downhill615 The weight distribution hitch (WDH) can reduce the amount of weight felt on the rear axle of the tow vehicle, which can help prevent overloading the rear axle. By transferring some of the tongue weight back to the trailer’s axles, the immediate load on the rear of the tow vehicle is lessened. However, this does not reduce the overall gross vehicle weight (GVW) of the tow vehicle. Here’s the distinction: • Tongue/hitch weight is the downward force the trailer tongue exerts on the hitch ball of the tow vehicle. • The WDH redistributes this tongue weight, sending some of it forward to the front axle of the tow vehicle and some back to the trailer’s axles. So, while the WDH does indeed reduce the weight on the rear axle of the tow vehicle by sending some of that weight back to the trailer, it doesn’t technically reduce the tow vehicle’s gross vehicle weight (GVW), which is the total weight of the truck plus its load. The tow vehicle’s GVW will still reflect the trailer’s tongue weight, as some portion of the load is still being carried by the truck, even after weight redistribution. In summary: • The WDH can reduce the weight on the rear axle and improve load distribution. • However, the total load on the tow vehicle (its GVW) remains the same because the overall weight of the trailer is still part of the truck’s load, even if distributed more evenly. • If your goal is to avoid exceeding the tow vehicle’s gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), simply using a WDH won’t lower the GVW enough to avoid overloading if you’re close to or exceeding your payload limits. It primarily improves handling, balance, and safety by redistributing the load.

Clearly we didn’t know what we were doing back. It’s a good thing the trailer didn’t end up in the river. Lol

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So far it has stayed stuck to the wall for the past 3 months and 2 thousand miles. 🤞🏻

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Thanks! 3.5 liter ecoboost with 3.55 axle ratio. When towing, we typically got 7-11 mpg

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Yep. We just upgraded to a 1 ton truck and a 5th wheel will be next.

From what I understand, the spacing between dual axles will affect stability as well as weight limitations. I don’t know how this is determined or which spacing is better.

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