Tongue weight issue on new toy hauler
Hi all, new to forums, first post. Just recently picked up a 2019 Wildwood FSX 280RT. Purchased the weight distribution hitch and had all installed from dealer. I am towing the unit with a 3/4 pickup...
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Spyingeye wrote:I would say your spot on with the axle to far forward. I bet that was one wild ride with the sway.
So the dry weight of the hauler is 5900 lbs. the CCC is 2200 lbs. I tried backing in the X3 and filing the freshwater. It’s only a 30 gallon tank, in the center of RV, so it added roughly 240 lbs. Problem is, once it’s loaded with x3, full tank and misc camping gear we come close to exceeding the GVWR. I even took 200 pounds of dumbbells that I had in my house and put them in the front pass through. Here are the weight measurements from the cat scale.
Truck only (2017 Ram 2500)
- steer axle - 4040 lb
- drive axle - 3080 lb
- gross weight - 7120 lb
Truck and dry trailer
-steer axle - 3760 lb
- drive axle - 4400 lb
- trailer axle - 4860 lb
- gross weight - 13020 lb
Truck and loaded trailer
- steer axle - 3940 lb
- drive axle - 3840 lb
- trailer axle - 7240 lb
- gross weight 15020 lb
This weight was with the X3 backed in. Based on my calculations, which may or may not be accurate, it appears the dry tongue weight is roughly 17%. When loaded, the tongue weight drops below 9%. My thoughts are that the axle placement is way too far forward on a unit that only weighs 5900 pounds and offers a CCC of 2200 pounds, especially if the majority of that weight is in the garage.
