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Golden_HVAC
Mar 21, 2015Explorer
So was that the readout for your truck and trailer?
That would put the pin weight around 3,200 pounds on your trailer. Is that including your smart car in the back, or without it? It seems like with the smart car, the pin weight would go down by say 200 to 300 pounds or so.
Also interesting is that the front axle weight is about 150 pounds higher with the trailer attached. It seems like with the hitch pin centered over the axle and 1" to 2" forward, only a small portion of the trailer pin weight would transfer to the truck front axle. In this case the truck GVW went from 7700 to 10,900 pounds or up by 3,200 pounds. 5% (would be 160 pounds) is transferred to the front axle.
All of this is very interesting.
Fred.
That would put the pin weight around 3,200 pounds on your trailer. Is that including your smart car in the back, or without it? It seems like with the smart car, the pin weight would go down by say 200 to 300 pounds or so.
Also interesting is that the front axle weight is about 150 pounds higher with the trailer attached. It seems like with the hitch pin centered over the axle and 1" to 2" forward, only a small portion of the trailer pin weight would transfer to the truck front axle. In this case the truck GVW went from 7700 to 10,900 pounds or up by 3,200 pounds. 5% (would be 160 pounds) is transferred to the front axle.
All of this is very interesting.
Fred.
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