Trying to understand normal tow handling
I traded in my 2014 Starcraft 1220 popup in August for a 2015 Fun Finder 242BDS at the beginning of August 2014. I weighed the trailer on an electronic vehicle scale with a full load and it came in a...
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Wishin wrote:
The goal generally is to put enough tension on the weight dist. bars to add weight back to your front axle on the tow vehicle so it weighs the same as it did when you did not have the trailer hooked up.
Putting aside the fact that I exceed my total capacity by about 150 lbs for a moment: What happens if I exceed the rear axle capacity or get sag? Can I not transfer some weight to the front?
Wishin wrote:
For example, your front axle has a rating of 3080 lbs. I quickly went back and looked and don't see that you posted what it was loaded to by axle....
Correct. It was not the original post but on page 2:
Skripo wrote:
Weighing results:
Actual tongue weight = 570 LBS
Actual loaded trailer weight = 5200 LBS
Total vehicle weight = 5,800
Front Axle = 2,650
Rear Axle = 3,150
Total weight = 11,000 total.
I am going to modify the worksheet so it can accept by axle.
By the way, why is the collective axle capacity greater than the total posted capacity? Just curious.
Thanks again!
