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GordonThree
Aug 13, 2014Explorer
Trailer is marked 2700 lbs on the DOT label, but I'm sure it's maxed at the 3500 lbs when I'm loaded for a long outing. tongue with a full tank of fresh, two full propane bottles is 550 lbs, measured with a shureline scale.
Without the trailer, my truck is not level, the back end sits quite a bit higher than the front. before the spring helpers, when I load the bed and hook up the trailer, the truck and trailer form a straight line, with the same gap between the body and wheels on all four truck tires.
problem is, to get this straight line, I'm using a 3.5" drop hitch, because my trailer is so frickin' low slung. (marketed as being minivan / mini-suv towable, HAH)
I put in the spring helpers, and the back end sits a bit higher now, and the trailer is tipped back, but only a little, I need to measure the distance to the ground from all four corners to make sure. the best part is, the trailer no longer nose-dips, scraping the tongue jack when I pull up a steep apron to a gas station or some such.
Without the trailer, my truck is not level, the back end sits quite a bit higher than the front. before the spring helpers, when I load the bed and hook up the trailer, the truck and trailer form a straight line, with the same gap between the body and wheels on all four truck tires.
problem is, to get this straight line, I'm using a 3.5" drop hitch, because my trailer is so frickin' low slung. (marketed as being minivan / mini-suv towable, HAH)
I put in the spring helpers, and the back end sits a bit higher now, and the trailer is tipped back, but only a little, I need to measure the distance to the ground from all four corners to make sure. the best part is, the trailer no longer nose-dips, scraping the tongue jack when I pull up a steep apron to a gas station or some such.
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