billtex wrote:
silverbullet555 wrote:
Bringing this back up as I now have real weights for the boat.
Gross trailer weight 6100lbs
Tongue weight 480 lbs.
Truck with camper, 3/4 tank of fuel, me and 2 boys.
Front Axle 4400
Rear Axle 5580
GAWR
Front 4670
Rear 6084.
I'm right at limits for gawr with the boat hitched.
My understanding is tongue weight would lighten a bit if I extended the tongue which may not be good. The tongue weight right now is just at the lower end of recommended %.
Seems like overload springs, a super hitch and a super hitch truss extension are likely in my future. The 15" extra long ball mount is only rated to 6000 lbs.
Sounds good. A tire upgrade may be in your future.
I extended the tongue on one of our boat trailers. The extension allowed me to tow with the TC on and not use a hitch extension. So it was a bit of a trade off. I did need to crawl under the camper to engage/dis-engage the trailer which was a PIA.
You are correct about tongue weight; too lite and you may get some sway.
Tires are good. They are 10 ply, 3750 per tire. Thankfully.
Extending the tongue would have been so much easier and cost effective. I need to rule that out before placing an order for the super hitch.
