Dealer gave me wrong equal-I-zer size?

shades9323 wrote:

SoundGuy wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
Must be a different quoted weight, because the majority of us have said the 600/6000 hitch will work just fine!

OK, I detailed "why" way back on Page 1 but once again ......... :R

The OP's 2015 Jayco X23B is rated for a maximum CCC of just 1045 lbs before anything including a battery or any water or any cargo of any kind is added to the trailer. :( With so little CCC to work with that by definition means his biggest challenge will be keeping his trailer's GVW, loaded & ready to camp, within it's GVWR of just 4950 lbs. Ideally he'd want to be running gross tongue weight in the 13% to 14% range or ~ 640 lbs to ~ 690 lbs, either of which are beyond the rated limits of his Equal-i-zer's 600 lb spring bars which are designed for gross tongue weights up to 600 lbs. Whether you or I or anyone else agrees Progress Mfg has chosen the next heavier size to be 1000 lb spring bars and that's what the OP should be using with his Jayco X23B. It doesn't need to take 7 pages of discussion for anyone to figure this out. :R

So the numbers are in!

TV Loaded:
Steer: 3580
Drive: 3080
Total: 6600

TV/TT WDH Engaged:
Steer: 3520
Drive: 3580
Trailer: 4160
Total: 11260

TV/TT WDH Dis-Engaged:
Steer: 3360
Drive: 3880
Trailer: 4060
Total: 11300

Loaded TT: 4600
Loaded Tongue: 580 if my math was right!
12.6% Tongue Weight

Anybody want to check the math on my Loaded TT and Loaded Tongue Weight numbers?

Any idea on why there is a 40lb difference between the two TT/TV numbers?

Should I adjust the WD a little bit to get closer to the TV Loaded Steer axle (off by 60lbs)? Add a washer or two to the hitch head?

Thanks!

Very good. glad the numbers are where we expected them to be. I too wouldn't worry about the 40lbs, that could be a scale thing depending on where the tires were setting on the pad. Now if it`s towing good you are all set.