Dealer gave me wrong equal-I-zer size?
So I picked up a 2015 Jayco X23b hybrid today and the dealer installed the equalizer with the 600/6000 head/bars. Loaded trailer weight is 5000 max. I’ve read online people exceeding 600lbs on the to...
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myredracer wrote:
I wonder if a ball with a 1" rise would help or solve the clearance issue? Also get the trailer slightly nose down when hooked up, if it isn't now will also help. Has the hybrid TT been to a scale to get TW & GVW?
On the bar rating, can the correct amount of wt. get restored onto the steer axle without having to use gorilla-level force on the bars with the 600 lb rating? Looks to me from the Equal-i-zer website that they recommend a 1,000/10,000 WDH for that particular TT. As above, I would contact the manufacturer, esp. since it seems like a 50/50 split in recommendation between 600 & 1,000 lbs.
Does not appear to be a BAL frame in the imgur photos because it doesn't have an under-mount coupler. If there's no BAL sticker on the frame, it's easy to tell by all the huck bolts (rivets). But the Jayco website seems to show a BAL frame in some photos and not in others. I think they've changed frame manufacturers over recent years tho?
We have a Reese DC WDH, different animal but ordered spring bars (600 lb) that were too small before we owned the TT (6800 lb GVWR). Could not get enough wt. onto the steer axle and bars were bent like bananas. The tail of the TT bounced like crazy. Upgraded to 1,000 lb bars and solved the problems. Need to be careful with some TTs and using too heavy a rating of the bars otherwise can cause damage.
How would a 1" rise ball get the trailer more nose down? It hasn't been to the scales yet. I just brought it home 3 days ago and it has to go back tomorrow to move the chains. And I am waiting for my new retractable cover and bike rack kit to come in.
I didn't see a BAL sticker, but there was a Jayco sticker that listed a norco part #.
What kind of damage could happen with too heavy of bars? The range on the 1000/10000 looks to be 700-1000lbs so at the min setting it would be slightly to heavy, no? In actuality, I will definitely exceed the 600. 365 dry + 43 batt + 76 lp + 30 tongue jack + 30 for spare tire/assemble and brackets for equalizer = 544 before I have even loaded anything into the camper.
