Weight and WD number check in aisle 4.
Took my new to me truck wnd my TT to the scales yesterday to get some numbers. TT and Truck with WD. Steer Axle 4040# Drive Axle 4280# Trailer 7320# Total 15640# TT and truck with...
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I have a handy-dandy spreadsheet to plug & chug the numbers for me. (I can send it to you if you'd like). I had to tweak one number to make the two gross combined readings equal the same for the spreadsheet to work properly, so I removed 20lbs from the trailer axle weight in your second pass. (20 lbs is basically the tolerance of the scale)
That being said, I got the following values:
Actual Trailer Weights
Gross Axle Weight 7,140 lbs
Tongue Weight 1,240 lbs
Gross Trailer Weight 8,380 lbs
Tongue Weight (% of GTW) 14.80%
Trailer Effect on Tow Vehicle
Weight added to rear axle 1,740 lbs
Weight transferred from front axle 500 lbs
Actual Tongue Weight 1,240 lbs
Weight Levered off Rear Axle 600 lbs
Weight Transfer to Steer Axle 420 lbs
Weight Transfer to Trailer Axle 180 lbs
My conclusion: Your trailer is a little on the heavy side, but given that you have an F350, I'm confident you are still under the rear GAWR for the truck. Some additional weight distribution (think grabbing another link on the chains or tipping the head back one more notch) would help restore a bit more of the weight back to the front axle and reduce the chances of understeer in wet weather.
In reality, the truck isn't anywhere near its limits.
That being said, I got the following values:
Actual Trailer Weights
Gross Axle Weight 7,140 lbs
Tongue Weight 1,240 lbs
Gross Trailer Weight 8,380 lbs
Tongue Weight (% of GTW) 14.80%
Trailer Effect on Tow Vehicle
Weight added to rear axle 1,740 lbs
Weight transferred from front axle 500 lbs
Actual Tongue Weight 1,240 lbs
Weight Levered off Rear Axle 600 lbs
Weight Transfer to Steer Axle 420 lbs
Weight Transfer to Trailer Axle 180 lbs
My conclusion: Your trailer is a little on the heavy side, but given that you have an F350, I'm confident you are still under the rear GAWR for the truck. Some additional weight distribution (think grabbing another link on the chains or tipping the head back one more notch) would help restore a bit more of the weight back to the front axle and reduce the chances of understeer in wet weather.
In reality, the truck isn't anywhere near its limits.
