5er dry weight for a 9,500 pound total?
New truck tows 12,600 and gcwr is 19,800. Truck weighs 6700 empty and will weigh no more than 7300 with us and travel goods. Add 300 for hitch we're at 7600, so call it 8000 gross on the truck. If I u...
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rhagfo wrote:laknox wrote:
Not taking time to read all replies, but why carry full water? I carry just enough to get us to our destination, if a CG, or to the last spot I can fill up before hitting our boondock site. Usually, only about 40 miles; 30 on pavement and 10 on dirt. Check out the Jayco Eagle HT line. All but one have a GVW of 9,950.
Lyle
Well on our 5er the FW tank is forward of the axles, and we are normally a bit pin light. With the FW tank full the 5er rides smoother.
I am still within axle/tire ratings so no big deal. Several hundred pounds. I have also towed home over the Cascades with all tanks full from an equestrian event near Bend, OR, as the nearest dump station was 20 miles the wrong way.
Gotcha. I only carry whatever fresh I need to get me where I'm going. If that means full up, I do, but my tank's just about over the axles, near as I can tell. Yes, it do tow better, but when you're looking at the vertical we experience going from 1,100 to nearly 7,000 feet, and all the ups and downs between, I sure don't want to haul any more than I have to. :-) As for dumping, I'd dump excess fresh and my grey tank in the forest if I really had to. Trees can use the water anyway. :-) Seriously, though, look at the Eagle HT's. On my short list, for sure. Biggest knock is the small black tank for boondocking. I want a trailer so I =don't= have to make like a bear in the woods, for as many days as possible. :-) FWIW, I'm also looking at the KZ Durango 1500 line. They all have a 10,500 GVW, with larger tanks.
Lyle
