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Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-05-2014, 12:22 AM
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Posted By Brian B-P
Hugh, thanks for the data and your calculations. ...

Hugh, thanks for the data and your calculations.

I'm puzzled: the wheelbase (symbol "b") is given as 107", but the 2013 Xterra (and all years since 2005) are supposed to have a wheelbase of 110" ...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-03-2014, 02:23 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
That probably means, in part, that although the...

That probably means, in part, that although the rear axle load without WDH may be within the axle's safe load capacity, the suspension is not stiff or well-damped enough for ideal control of the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-03-2014, 02:21 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
Didn't the Xterra without trailer already have...

Didn't the Xterra without trailer already have people and cargo in it? Since additional people (in the rear seat) and cargo (in the back) would be much closer to the rear axle than the front, most of...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-03-2014, 12:19 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
I agree that the rear axle load is a reason (to...

I agree that the rear axle load is a reason (to me, the only or at least primary reason) to be using WD. The current numbers are fine, but the front axle load is nearly up to GAWR, so if the trailer...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-02-2014, 03:23 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
That's not so bad by the (very low) standards of...

That's not so bad by the (very low) standards of general web sites. The whole thing makes perfect sense for someone adjusting a WDH to restore the front axle to the same load as the unhitched...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-01-2014, 10:44 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
Sorry, I missed this earlier - I simply didn't...

Sorry, I missed this earlier - I simply didn't notice that a second tongue weight was listed in the post. I hope that didn't cause too much confusion.

The tongue weight is 350 pounds, as...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-01-2014, 07:54 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
If this is referring to Hugh's trailer, it weighs...

If this is referring to Hugh's trailer, it weighs 3600 pounds and has about 350 pounds of tongue weight (regardless of whether or not WD is used), so it has roughly 10% tongue weight. That's a...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-01-2014, 05:05 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
I believe that Hugh has his calculations done...

I believe that Hugh has his calculations done correctly.


Don, you're missing that some of the load which was carried on the tug's front axle get transferred to the tug's rear axle. The trailer...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-01-2014, 04:44 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
So the XTerra starts only slightly front-heavy...

So the XTerra starts only slightly front-heavy (with whatever passengers and cargo were consistently used throughout this weighing).


Combining four values each of which have +/-10 lbs precision...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-30-2014, 03:29 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
These look like entirely reasonable questions to...

These look like entirely reasonable questions to me :)

I use the government run scales along the highways which are intended for checking commercial vehicles, but only after-hours (when they...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-30-2014, 03:23 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
"Pro Series (https://www.proseriestowing.com/)" is...

"Pro Series (https://www.proseriestowing.com/)" is one of the brand names from Cequent, so there would be equivalents under other Cequent brands such as Reese, Draw-tite, Hidden Hitch, and Tow Ready....
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-29-2014, 11:30 PM
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Views: 8,384
Posted By Brian B-P
I second the endorsement of Floating Cloud's...

I second the endorsement of Floating Cloud's advice to see what the axle loads are. WD systems shift the load between axles, and it makes no sense to do that unless you know what loads you have, and...
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