CAT Scale numbers (still a newbie to towing)
I had my tow vehicle and trailer weighed today on a CAT scale today. Steer Axle - 3220 lbs Drive Axle - 4320 lbs Trailer Axle - 6040 lbs The UVW of the trailer is 6204 lbs but we do have a coup...
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lawrosa wrote:MitchF150 wrote:
I'd be adjusting the WD hitch a bit more to move more up front..
#6000+ on the trailers axle weight alone means it's a pretty good size TT...
Figure it's got around a #1000 tongue weight, so that's around a #7000 loaded TT..
Probably far from the trucks "tow rating", but that just goes to show you that the "tow rating" don't always equal what you want to tow.... ;)
Good luck!
Mitch
Bad advice.
How do you know he needs to add more weight up front?
He may be at the original front end weight already and offering such advice will make his front too heavy and control/handling issues will be in play.
How do you figure he has 1000 lbs on the tongue?
Your answer is all speculation from your assumptions and can get people hurt or killed IMO..
As I stated he needs to weigh the truck at the scales with the 3 weights indicated in my post below..
OP unless you get the weight of the truck alone you will never know what your dealing with period..
For the record lawrosa, I gave the same advice as Mitch to the OP on another forum and we were 100% spot on. He needed more weight transferred via WDH to the front axle.
Might be a chance to cool your jets before "all speculation from your assumptions and can get people hurt or killed IMO".
