Husky load leveler

[gmortimer]

My dealer supplied me with a Husky load leveler hitch and flat bars. After learning a little I discovered that the hitch is rated at 16,000 trailer GW and the flat bars are rated at 801-1200lbs tongue weight. The trailer is rated at 6500lbs max gross weight with a tongue weight of 650lbs. Does anyone know if this is excessive given my trailer weights? And, is it save and effective given it is rated higher than my trailer requires? I tried emailing Husky with no answers yet.

[Camper_bob]

That seems a bit much for that trailer. I think most WDH manufacturers that offer a range of bar weights want you to be right in the middle for the most effective use. In that hitch's case, that would be a tongue weight right at 1000 lbs.

That far below the minimum might not work very well with your trailer. But in the end, the purpose of the hitch is to replace the lost weight on the front axle. So, you could always try it and see how much weight transfer you get. If you can return your front axle to its unloaded weight (or 50% or whatever the TV manuf calls for) and the ride is good (not excessively rough), I'd say you might be fine with the hitch. I'm guessing it's going to be a rough ride though.

I'm curious to see what Husky says about it, keep us posted if you don't mind.