Finally got weights from CAT scale
I had posted another thread last week about towing my 37' Grand Design Reflection with my F250...there were lots of posts with lots of good feedback. I was finally able to get my rig to the nearest C...
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tsetsaf wrote:
OP... a little over but good for me. Gotta love the weight police "we are only looking out for you!" I run similar to your numbers... over gvwr under on everything else... lost my trailer brakes a couple months ago. Didn't realize it till I arrived at park it was that un-noticeable. I suggest everyone try it once... stop from speed without trailer brakes.
My experience was different, though not really related to the weight topic....I was going down I26 on what they call the "Saluda grade"..7% for several miles....towing my 16,300# 5er with my 2012 Ram 3500 dually...speed limit 70...though, I was running 60 just to be safe going DOWN the mountain....started picking up some speed, tapped my truck brakes and message came on stating "trailer not connected"..wasn't a big deal AND my truck slowed me to a stop, BUT, it WAS noticeable, (cable had "jiggled" loose...have since fixed that issue)..guess it depends on the downhill grade and speed....Trailer brakes help brake trailer anyway and usually do...BUT trucks brakes were able to control entire load of a little over 25000# gross.
I agree, everyone ought to do it once , ( in a safe way of course), just to see the difference with just the truck slowing/stopping what you're towing....In my experience, it WAS noticeable, but not dangerous...wouldn't want to drive a long distance like that, especially if I HAD to make an emergency stop where the trailer would take care of itself.
