Help....advice on purchasing truck camper
Hi everybody, Looking for some advice. We just sold our 33 LCDTS Silverback fifth wheel and are downsizing to a camper. We have a 2010 heavy duty 2500 diesel with Firestone air bags. We have taken a ...
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^ To the newbies (and some oldbies, lol), alot of these type of things are not absolutes even though they get tossed around as if they are.
If one "assumes" the center of gravity of a camper is where it says by the little sticker, that will be close enough if no extraordinary loading conditions exist.
As well, if you need proof, a quick sample moment diagram assuming the CoG location as the rear axle pivot point and the front axle as the other support of the beam, you can throw some weight forward and backwards of that and see how much it affects the front axle. Then compare it to everyday use. IE, if you have 400lbs of front seat passengers and a winch up front, does the truck steer significantly different? Or if theres 500lbs of grout sacks at the back of the truck bed (aft of the axle) does it steer different?
Just relate it to normal "stuff" and it makes campers easier to understand and not so magical.
If one "assumes" the center of gravity of a camper is where it says by the little sticker, that will be close enough if no extraordinary loading conditions exist.
As well, if you need proof, a quick sample moment diagram assuming the CoG location as the rear axle pivot point and the front axle as the other support of the beam, you can throw some weight forward and backwards of that and see how much it affects the front axle. Then compare it to everyday use. IE, if you have 400lbs of front seat passengers and a winch up front, does the truck steer significantly different? Or if theres 500lbs of grout sacks at the back of the truck bed (aft of the axle) does it steer different?
Just relate it to normal "stuff" and it makes campers easier to understand and not so magical.
