Hensley/Propride over tongue weight ratings.
I'm currently doing a LOT of homework on the Hensley and Propride and one question I've got is the tongue rating for both. My Jayco sits a 1350# on the tongue already (without LP when weighed). Add ...
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"The dry hitch weight of your rig is listed as 870 lbs by Jayco...you really added a lot of weight up front. "
Funny, that's the same thing Sean at ProPride said too. Jayco isn't even in the ball park with the numbers they have online. The yellow shipping/unloaded sticker is 8200#. That's 1000# over UL weight online. Over on the Jayco forum people have posted seeing published tongue weights around 1100# years ago, and nothing has changed on the floor plan at all over the years.
All I have up front is some decking boards, sewer/water gear etc, can't really see changing much.
When I hit the scales I was a 8500#, that's only 300 over the shipping weight sticker, very little in camper. It's just that heavy.
"The dry hitch weight of your rig is listed as 870 lbs by Jayco...you really added a lot of weight up front. "
Funny, that's the same thing Sean at ProPride said too. Jayco isn't even in the ball park with the numbers they have online. The yellow shipping/unloaded sticker is 8200#. That's 1000# over UL weight online. Over on the Jayco forum people have posted seeing published tongue weights around 1100# years ago, and nothing has changed on the floor plan at all over the years.
All I have up front is some decking boards, sewer/water gear etc, can't really see changing much.
When I hit the scales I was a 8500#, that's only 300 over the shipping weight sticker, very little in camper. It's just that heavy.
