is an 8" adjustable shank enough?
The top of my TV's receiver is 17 3/4 inches above the ground. I'm buying a Jayco 26BHS which I'm told has a coupler height of 24". This is a 6 1/4" difference. I've read that the truck may settle ...
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Guess a bit more details on how it's figured...
Used the MTWR, as the OP referenced it and usually folks think in absolute terms
Meaning that if the MTWR says 9,600 lbs...then that TV is rated to tow 9,600 lbs
no matter what else
15,000 GCWR - 9,600 MTWR - 50 hitch = 5,350 lbs your TV can weigh. Why need to
know your TV's actual. Betcha it weighs more, as that 5,350 is the 'curb' weight
Now if the actual weight of the OPs trailer is 6,000 lbs...then the above formula
would look like this:
15,000 GCWR - 6,000 - 50 =8,950 that the TV weigh, but it's GVWR is 6,800...so
that GVWR will be the limiting factor for the OPs setup
Used the MTWR, as the OP referenced it and usually folks think in absolute terms
Meaning that if the MTWR says 9,600 lbs...then that TV is rated to tow 9,600 lbs
no matter what else
15,000 GCWR - 9,600 MTWR - 50 hitch = 5,350 lbs your TV can weigh. Why need to
know your TV's actual. Betcha it weighs more, as that 5,350 is the 'curb' weight
Now if the actual weight of the OPs trailer is 6,000 lbs...then the above formula
would look like this:
15,000 GCWR - 6,000 - 50 =8,950 that the TV weigh, but it's GVWR is 6,800...so
that GVWR will be the limiting factor for the OPs setup
