The whole point of a WDH is to transfer enough of the trailer load to the front wheels so as to balance the load of the front & rear of the tow vehicle.

So I would try to get an accurate measure of the trailer weight & tongue weight, and go from there.

Our F150 pretty much doesn't care what the Rpod weighs, but it does care about the aim of the headlights. We've towed the Rpod exactly one time without the WDH, and it towed just fine, but the headlights were up in the trees. Not a big deal if you're towing in daylight, but a disaster if you're towing at night. 

with any hitch installation, the most important outcome is to get the trailer as level as possible. It may take changing a shank or having and adjustable shank.

Travel often and safe

Vann

I (actually a welder I hired)added a 2" receiver at the rear of our 179. I also added an additional cross frame member from side to side and several triangles to help stabilize the receiver. Here is a e pictures

I have used it for a bike rack for about 5 years with no problems.

send me a private  email through the forum and I can send you more pictures and details

Vann

Site registration closes on May 10th 2026.  So far 25 campers have registered.  Anyone still desiring to attend needs to contact the campground directly to see what sites remain available.  Be sure to mention that you are part of the R-pod Rally. 

As was the case last year, the Traverse City Pit Spitters baseball team's home schedule coincides with the first day of our rally, so we have included an optional event for Thursday, June 18th.  The Pit Spitters will be playing against the Battle Creek Battle Jacks beginning at 7pm at beautiful Turtle Creek Stadium, a 10 minute drive from the campground.  Tickets are $14/person for seats behind home plate.  Hot dogs at the stadium are $2, and domestic beers are $3.  So far, 12 campers have indicated their desire to attend.  If you wish to join, email Jack Kelly @ kellycg@aol.com.

Below is our updated list as of May 3, 2026

site #   Name

141     Dau

142     Mertz

143     O'Dell

144     Butler

145     Perry

146     Hager

147     Williams

148     Tlarzyk

173     Ferns

174     Breen

175     Corey

176     Raupp (co-host)

177     Tollefson (co-host)

178     Franckowiak

183     Turner

184     Marchand

185     Seal

186     Callahan

187     Pacuta

188     Dukatz

189     Kelly (co-host)

190     Lamb

191     Makela

192     Warden

196     Piper

Recently purchased 2026 Tacoma, tow package, hybrid motor with the extra torque and all that. Pulls great, but as a lighter truck definitely going with WDH.

Installed and tuning up my E2 Trunnion bar hitch. 

Front with nothing on the hitch sits at 36 5/8"

Front with the RPod on the ball with no WDH sits at 37 1/8". 

So, front raises up 1/2" with load and no WDH.

That puts my target with WDH installed at 36 5/8"  -  36 7/8"

After mucking around with the washers and placement of the hitch, what I'm getting is actually 37".

So, 1/8" under-adjusted. Ideally I guess I'm about 1/4" under-adjusted if I'm shooting for bit less than midway.

What I'm asking is, how accurate do I have to be? Should I take the thing apart and re-install the L-brackets one notch higher to try to get that 1/8" to 1/4"? Will probably have to take the third washer out as well, which means getting that ball off the shank again (ugh, those bushing nuts do NOT like to come off).

I guess I was expecting the front to come up more than 1/2" without WD. 

A weight distribution hitch levels the the rig, trailer and tow vehicle, by distributing weight. Some have anti-sway built into them and some will not.