I have a 2006 halfton Suburban with max tow rating of 8400lbs. I bought a 30ft TT with gross dry weight of 5858lbs. After we had the hitch put on, the gentleman went thru the operation of it and said to keep the tension chain on link 3. No real reason why other then because he said so. I don't believe it's over loaded because we upgraded from a popup and don't have too much to put in it!! The rear of my truck seems to dip just a little bit. Does this mean that the weight distribution hitch is on the wrong link or is the the camper just too heavy? I have been reading all the articles on weight of this and that and am seeing double from so many equations and acronyms!! My husband just keeps saying its fine, but I'm the one driving to PA this summer. Thanks for any advice.
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1st. Did you load your stuff in it at the dealership, or wait till you got home? If you waited till you got home. You changed it a little. You could pull another link and see how that does. It should sit more or less as level as it did unhooked. however. I have read. that it is hard to level a GM TV. Because of bump stops on the front. It may be good as it gets.
How much is a little bit? If only 1/2 inch. It should be fine. If the headlights are hunting coons. You got a problem.
You will get a lot of detailed, expert advice here on this issue. I try to keep things as simple as possible so here is the very short course in wd-101.
Level the TOW vehicle with w/d bar adjustment.
Level the TT with the hitch height adjustment.
Level the w/d bars with the angle adjustment on the hitch head.
There are some variables involved here and they all must work in concert with one another.
To add to what DTR said,
--you want your 'burb to drop an equal amount front & rear when hitched, or maybe drop a bit in front and a bit more in the rear. Park on flat, level ground and use a measuring tape from the front to the ground & the rear to the ground. Measure before hitching. Hitch without the spring bars and measure again. Connect the spring bars and measure again. Adjust the tightness of the chains by the front & rear measurements to get the drop I mentioned above.
--Level the trailer (or maybe down in front a bit) by the height of the hitch head on the shank.
--You want 5 or 6 links of chain under tension to allow movement when turning. Adjust the angle of the hitch head to get this. This changes the tension on the spring bars, so you might return to Step 1 and re-measure.
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