COG educational thread
The topic about COG got closed for reasons I don't have to understand, but IMHO it shows how little owners understand the technical issues. So big TC owners are between truck manufacturers who recom...
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996Pilot wrote:
I can subtract). For my particular truck, the COG of the camper can be placed anywhere from 13.7 inches from the front of the bed to 47.7 inches from the front of the bed. The COG marking on my new Arctic Fox 811 is 43 inches back from the front of the rubber bed bumpers to the COG mark
My RAM 3500 is a short box model and all (newer) RAM short boxes are 6'4" (76 inches) from the front wall to the rear end of the bed. The rear axle center-line is roughly 41 inches from the front of the bed. That puts the manufacturers recommended camper COG anywhere from 27 inches in front of the axle to almost 7 inches behind the rear axle (a total COG envelope of 34 inches front to rear).
Insisting that COG ALWAYS be over or in front of the rear axle is mis-information as manufacturers (and design engineers) likely will tell you it is a function of total weight and balance(COG). They'll also likely tell you that there is an acceptable envelope (like RAM does in published consumer data) at the maximum recommended load. Lighter loads can move further out of the envelope, heavier loads are never recommended (by the manufacturer) but should be closer to the center of the envelope.
You're right on one thing - most people don't understand COG.
So sounds like Dodge engineers know real life better than Ford engineers, or they care more about TC owners?
Kind of suck to know that what you are doing is right and safe, yet you are not within legal specifications.
Any Chevy owner who can tell what is manufacturer recommendation for camper COG ?
