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Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  >  General Q&A  > Do I need my WD bars just to move in the driveway? Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 5   Next mkenyon2 • View posts Lebanon, PA Senior Member Joined: 06/08/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/19/21 06:48pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator My F150 is rated for 5,000 lbs before needing a Weight Distribution hitch, and my trailer is supposedly 4900 dry. We don't have much in there right now (not even mattresses) and it's winterized, so no water in the tank. I should be fine just moving it around in my driveway with just the ball/hitch, right? I don't think I need the WD bars attached just to move it 10-15 feet. MK and my Wifey from PA TV: 2011 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD (V6 3.5L/213) Trailer: 2013 Heartland Trail Runner 25 SLE We've only camped in 2 states? Quick, pack the trailer we have to CAMP! bgum • View posts South Louisiana Senior Member Joined: 02/22/2006 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/19/21 06:50pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator No NamMedevac 70 • View posts Reno Senior Member Joined: 11/09/2020 View Profile Posted: 11/19/21 07:11pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator No and No you do not need WD bars. delwhjr • View posts TX Senior Member Joined: 02/21/2017 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/19/21 09:34pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If your only moving it around to position there should be no need 2022 Rockwood 2109S 2006 Durango HEMI time2roll • View posts Southern California Senior Member Joined: 03/21/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 11/19/21 10:12pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Keep it under 30 mph and you should be fine 2001 F150 SuperCrew 2006 Keystone Springdale 249FWBHLS 675w Solar pictures back up afidel • View posts Cleveland Senior Member Joined: 12/23/2016 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/19/21 11:04pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator So generally it's 5000/500 where 500 pound tongue weight is the more important number for a travel trailer. You're probably over by 2-300 pounds but so long as you don't drop the trailer into a ditch you're not going to experience dynamic forces anywhere near what the engineering spec is designed for and so you'll be fine. The engineers speced that 500 pound limit for a trailer hitting a large pothole at highway speeds. 2019 Dutchman Kodiak 293RLSL 2015 GMC 1500 Sierra 4x4 5.3 3.42 full bed Equalizer 10k WDH kellem • View posts Shenandoah valley,VA Senior Member Joined: 05/07/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/20/21 01:46am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We just recently moved a 35ft trailer with a 2001 Jeep Wrangler, entertaining. You should be fine. valhalla360 • View posts No paticular place. Senior Member Joined: 08/19/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 11/20/21 03:23am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Those ratings are based on dynamic loads but the ratings are based on static loads. Hit a pothole at 60mph and the dynamic loads are far greater than hitting the same pothole at 5mph. Of course, it's hard to explain the dynamic loads so they give a rating based on static loads. Tammy & Mike Ford F250 V10 2021 Gray Wolf Gemini Catamaran 34' Full Time spliting time between boat and RV Timmo! • View posts Far away from this WOKE website!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Senior Member Joined: 03/10/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 11/20/21 08:21am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator And...without WD bars, it will be easier to make tight twists and turns while backing into tight spots. After awhile, you can start collecting style points --for perfectly aligning your TT with driveway's edge. Geometric perfection is a sweet sight. JIMNLIN • View posts Oklahoma Senior Member Joined: 09/14/2003 View Profile Posted: 11/20/21 08:40am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I pulled a 10k car hauler with a 7640 lb tall blue tractor with a cab for a couple of years before Barney (mod) talked me into getting a Husky Centerline TS hitch/1200 lb bars for this combo. Boy was he right. I can go forward or backward with the Husky WD hitch just as sharp as I did before (till the rear bumper contacts the trailer). Your truck will be fine moving in around the rv park/campground/yard or a few miles down the road. "good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" ............ Will Rogers '03 2500 QC Dodge/Cummins HO 3.73 6 speed manual Jacobs Westach '97 Park Avanue 28' 5er 11200 two slides Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 5   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  >  General Q&A  > Do I need my WD bars just to move in the driveway?

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