Tireman9 wrote:
ependydad wrote:
TV: 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 DRW w/ 4.10 gears
Camper: Early model-year 2013 Sabre 36QBOK
Weighing just prior to a 3-week trip (2 weeks camping, 1 week at a beach house). I had just filled both propane tanks and was carrying my usual 1/3-1/2 tank of freshwater as well as carrying our usual/quite a bit of drinking water (2 cases of bottled water and 7.5 gallons in jugs).
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Totals:
Truck Weight when Hitched Up:
5,300 + 6,660 + 75 = 12,035 pounds (GVWR: 12,300)
Pin Weight:
(5,300 + 6,600) - 9,420 = 2,540 pounds
Camper Weight:
12,280 + 2,540 = 14,820 pounds (GVWR: 15,825 pounds)
Pin Weight Percentage:
2,540 / 14,820 = 17%
Gross Combined Weight:
24,240 pounds (GCWR: 28,000 pounds)
Length over all: 58 1/2'
I note you didn't mention your tire size & LR. Am I correct to assume ST235/85R16 LR-E ?
Also that you set to 80 psi cold each morning of travel.
and that the load split Axle to axle is 46/54 or better
and side to side on heavy axle is 46/54 or better?
Yes, you're correct on tire size + load range- ST235/85R16 LR-E. I started with Akuret tires, but a nail and a gnarly bubble changed that on us. I'm now running on Maxxis tires. I do air up to 80psi before leaving for a trip (I'm lax and don't do it each morning). However, according to the
Maxxis Load/Tire Inflation table, I only need 65psi.
I didn't weigh the trailer axles separately this time, but I did earlier this year. They were almost identically split (then at 5820 and 5800).
See here.Unfortunately, I don't have side-to-side weights. None of the CAT scales that I've been to have had the room to do them. And, both have had truck traffic before and after me, so I didn't want to gum up the works. If I was even close to one of the RV Safety locations, I'd gladly get individual tire weights.
