Load distributing hitch
#11
08-28-2019 | 08:59 AM
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From: Atlanta
Although if you do have great brakes and you are confident in pulling a heavy load, then a weight distribution hitch is the way to go.
You should never rely on your vehicles brakes to stop a heavy tow load, great brakes or not. Your trailer should have it's own brakes, activated by a controller. You can set the braking force with the controller and if you overdo it, it can stop so well that it will yank your vehicle back.
Last edited by Dodgevity; 08-28-2019 at 09:03 AM.
#12
08-28-2019 | 09:33 PM
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From: Fort Worth, TX
^^^ This ^^^
You should never rely on your vehicles brakes to stop a heavy tow load, great brakes or not. Your trailer should have it's own brakes, activated by a controller. You can set the braking force with the controller and if you overdo it, it can stop so well that it will yank your vehicle back.
We roll along at probably 14,00-15,000ish pounds with 6 brakes on the trailer and 4 on the truck. The Tekonsha P3 is accelerometer-controlled controller, and I have it on the highest boost setting and pretty high power - it pretty much goes straight to 9+ volts under braking, plus the duramax has an engine brake in tow/haul mode. Even with all that going on, it's a female dog to get stopped from highway speed.