bpconversion goose neck conversion
anyone have any experience with https://www.bpconversions.com/ they are the same price as a hensly or pro pride and i already have a gooseneck ball in the bed. this dune sport is 12'6" tall so it c...
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dsrace wrote:
dune sport said they weighed it, stated it weighed 7195 lbs / 1195 lbs tongue, empty. i call that 7200/1200 lbs. i want to believe them but i do need to know for sure and i need to know loaded as well. there is a cat scale/truck stop, 25 miles from me as well. thinking about a weigh safe hitch to see the different tongue weights loaded differently once i weigh it loaded at the cat scale.
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its 2k lbs and 60% of that is in the rear w/o occupants. backing it in is doable with the winch, but not a fun time. have to swap rear tires to scab wheels ( leaving 2.5" on each side when loaded) and winch it in. pulled in, my front wheels are parked directly on top of the first axle.
I wouldn't trust the manufacturer numbers for a start. Go to the CAT scale fully loaded as if you are going on a trip.
2klb with a center of gravity 6-10ft behind the axles could easily remove 500-800lb off the hitch. If we assume the 1200lb is correct, that leaves the hitch weight at somewhere around 400-700lb on a trailer that is likely pushing 10k lb fully loaded. That would be 4-7% hitch weight...no wonder it gets squirly.
