Agreed 100% WD hitch . I hate seeing some one going down the road spotting aircraft . My life is in your hands. Play nice by the book.. Some people try to compensate by making tail heavy trailer = tail wags the dog, some just drive at 45mph to compensate for the tail wagging the dog, others wreck No good. The smart ones use weight distribution and proper trailer loading.
Vary glad to hear that sparkeysmall is a user.
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Wile you have the welder back home weigh the truck then get a weight with the welder. Front axel ,rear axle , and combind.
Do the same with the trailer. truck front , reaf ,jack, front , rear. I have gone as far as comparing left to right as well.
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OP, you do need a weight distribution hitch. Mandatory. Trailer tongue weight does not equate to weight of cargo in bed. It's simply a static measurement. Hitch needs to return most or all of steer axle weight to same value as when unhiched
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I would say empty... as loading close to 1ton in the bed can unload the front quite a bit. Especially if the welder is set back against the gate as many ranchers in my region do for easy access.
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1st gen cummins 91.5 dodge d250 ,HX35W/12/6 QSV
ehxsost manafulld wrap, Aero Tonto
best tank: distance 649gps mi 24.04 mpg 27.011usg
Best mpg :
31.32mpg 100mi 3.193 USG 5/2/20
Former
'83 GMC S-15 Jimmy 2door 2wd O/D auto 3.73R&P
'79 Chevy K20 4X4 350ci 400hp msd custom th400 /np205. 7.5-new 14mpg modded befor modding was a thing
87' Hyundai Excel
83 ranger w/87 2.9 L FI2wd auto 18mpg on the floor
04 Mitsubishi Gallant 2.4L auto 26mpg
06 Subaru Forrester XT(WRX PACKAGE) MT AWD Turbocharged 18 plying dirty best of 26mpg@70mph
95Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 14-18mpg
04 Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 16-22mpg
