Tow Ball Weight Distribution
Importantly it does not reduce the tongue weight applied to the vehicle s frame.
Tow ball weight distribution. Fastway e2 2 point sway control trunnion hitch 92 00 0800 8 000 lbs trailer weight rating 800 lbs tongue weight rating weight distribution kit includes standard hitch shank ball not included by fastway. Therefore the weight distribution hitch only produces rotational forces center at the ball. Install the hitch ball slide the hitch ball into the head assembly and secure with a washer and nut. Interestingly the weight distribution hitch s vertical linear forces cancel each other out.
Called a weight distributing hitch it levered up the rear of that tow vehicle and levered down the front of that vehicle in effect lessening some of that tow ball weight on the tow vehicle s rear tyres to restore that on its front tyres. The solution was to insert a semi flexible sprung beam between the caravan and tow vehicle. The full tongue weight rests on the vehicle s frame. In its final position the top of the hitch ball should be about 1 8th higher than the coupler for every 100 lbs of tongue weight.