I weighed my setup
My trailer has not changed, but the tow vehicle has changed. My 1996 Suburban 3/4 ton 4x4 is dead and I now have a 2001 Suburban 3/4 ton 4x4. So today I went to get the trailer out of storage and ...
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Boomerweps wrote:Grit dog wrote:
SOmething seems off, to have 1000-1300lbs tongue weight on a 5klb trailer. Or maybe I read it wrong.
840# based on difference of whole TV weights and not just rear. Tongue weight almost 17% of the listed 5K# TT. Still a bit high.
I would look to add a bit more weight back to the front axle. What are the changes in wheel well heights, with and without the TT hooked up and then with and without the WDH load bars? Those changes are as important as knowing the weight changes.
17%? No wonder I don't have sway. And this is the trailer as it sits in storage. Missing is the Honda eu2000i and two milk crates full of firewood in the front pass through. I think even my fresh water is in front of the axle. But on the positive side, I also get no sway coming home from the desert when both waste tanks are full behind the axle and the fresh tank is empty. This is basically how I ran it for the past 14 years without a problem. But now I'm curious so I hope to get some loaded weights this weekend.
As far as the changes in the wheel wells, I haven't measured. The measuring method is what I used on my first setup and it has been fine for all these years. But with this new tow vehicle I want to try the weight technique as it seems more accurate. I figure if I can return most if not all of the front axle weight without going too much over I've got it right.
Actually maybe I will measure it and post as well. I've got the time this week so why not.
