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Mar 23, 2014Explorer II
camp-n-family wrote:My "1/2 ton towable" DRY ratio is 15%. 8200lb dry, 1200lb pin.
...At the minimal 20% the pin...
It changes once I start loading it. Of course most of the big storage is in the basement, up front. The bedroom closet and under bed storage are up front as well, clothes are heavy. Fortunately most of the remaining storage is above or behind the axles so this helps.
I have to be careful what goes where to keep the pin weight down.
I haven't been to the scales so I have no idea what my final weight is. It tows well, stable, truck doesn't overly sag or struggle and stops well so I'm happy.
The only problem I have encountered is towing with full waste tanks. They are forward of the axles (fresh is over the rear axle). That throws we WAY over payload to the point to where it concerns me.
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