2011 Ford F150 and Travel Trailer
Newbie here and appreciate what I have gathered from this forum so far. Just looking for opinions from some experienced people. Have a 2011 Ford F150 Super Crew with 3.73 rear axel, 5.0 L V8, 4x4, 145...
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lbrjet wrote:
1/3 of the TW does not get transferred to the trailer, show me your weight tickets. Typically it is more like 15-20%. There are numerous examples of three scale weightings on this forum and I have never seen 1/3. It is usually less than 20%.
It's a function of geometry. If the distance from the ball to the trailer axles is twice as long as the wheelbase of the tow vehicle, it will result in approximately a 1/3 - 2/3 proportioning of the weight that the hitch removes from the rear of the tow vehicle.
I'd show you my numbers, but can't get to to the spreadsheet from my phone. With our Super Duty and a 30 foot travel trailer, the weight distribution works out to almost exactly 1/3 put back on the trailer. I'd be happy to show you the numbers when I can get back to a proper computer.
