Hi Guys.. I'm a proven TC man and my rig is a 2005 Super Duty Standard Cab 6.0L with Bilsteins all around and Firestone Airbag rear suspension. The drivers door indicates GVWR is 9400 with Front GAWR at 4700 & Rear GAWR at 6100. Oversized wheels & tires are LT285/80R18My next escape is imminent and I am getting closer to paying cash for a new/used rig! It will be another Lance and right now I am looking at the differences and how they have changed over the years. My last rig was a 1994 Squire 4000 which had the shower outflow into a bucket on the ground. Not a big fan of that! At 9"4" long it drove really great but I'm thinking one step longer to perhaps the 10 plus footers. With the long boys I am once again faced with the quandary of weight, safety, balance and drivability for my truck. My plan is to go over to a local recycling yard where they have a truck scale and weigh my truck with a full tank of fuel. Then weigh the front and rear axles respectively and take it from there. Does this sound right to anyone???My concerns lean more to drivability as with the old 4000 but with full service gray tank that includes the shower. Also, I will need to tow a trailer so wondering how that works on the 11 footers and those with the full rear fascia that covers the truck bumper and license plate area? Here are few shots of my old rig :::

Yes on the scale to get the weights. You may want tho look for an lance 915. It has gray and black tanks, only nine feet so easy to tow behind without special hitch and is only about 2400 wet.

The 11 footers work great! On a 3500 SRW with 19.5" wheels and tires. Or, on a 3500 Dually.Full of water, LP Gas, 2 batteries, food, clothes, etc. my Lance 1050S weighs approx. 4,500 lbs.I carry it on a RAM 3500 Dually like it isn't even back there.Torklift SuperHitch with 36" Torklift extension.

Thanks guys. Confirms what I suspected and since I do not have the Dodge Dually I "Won't try this at home kids!!!" Will update search progress.

My 2005 F250 with camper package carried a 4000 lb TC while towing an 8000 lb enclosed trailer, but it required 19.5 wheels, shocks, upper and lower StableLoads, airbags and SuperHitch with 28" SuperTruss. It was a very steady setup and traveled most of the Pacific coast and as far east as the Mississippi River.If you plan on keeping the truck for an extended period of time, the upgrades are worthwhile. If you think you will be getting rid of the truck in the next three years, the cost is hard to justify and it would be better to upgrade the truck and then save for your next TC.BTW: Your numbers seem low for FAWR and GVWR. I know my Super Cab short bed had higher ratings.

Go to the Lance web site and you can download & print all or any of the prior years sales brochures, These may be of some help.

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DesertMax
Explorer
May 02, 2016
Thanks Guys, I checked out the numbers again on my drivers side door and they are copied correctly. The bottom line for me is that I loved the way my truck handled with the 4000 on it so I'll just stick to what I know works.
I have no plans to change trucks for the duration unless I strike gold.
I have found some comparable rigs but they are usually a little distance out of town. If that's what it takes, that's what I'll do. The fellow who bought my 4000 drove all the way from NM to here in Oregon to buy it from me..
jimh406
Explorer III
May 02, 2016
Frankly, I don't think you are going to do much different than what you have now without a different truck. A 9400 GVWR isn't much. That's just a little less than the weight of a newer DRW.

Realistically, you'll be way over 11K if not 12K with a newer long camper. The problem is they aren't any lighter than they used to be and you had one of the lighter Lance models. NOTE: I'm not trying to be the weight police, but your numbers don't seem even close.
finsruskw
Explorer
May 02, 2016
Go to the Lance web site and you can download & print all or any of the prior years sales brochures, These may be of some help.
Bedlam
Moderator
May 02, 2016
My 2005 F250 with camper package carried a 4000 lb TC while towing an 8000 lb enclosed trailer, but it required 19.5 wheels, shocks, upper and lower StableLoads, airbags and SuperHitch with 28" SuperTruss. It was a very steady setup and traveled most of the Pacific coast and as far east as the Mississippi River.

If you plan on keeping the truck for an extended period of time, the upgrades are worthwhile. If you think you will be getting rid of the truck in the next three years, the cost is hard to justify and it would be better to upgrade the truck and then save for your next TC.

BTW: Your numbers seem low for FAWR and GVWR. I know my Super Cab short bed had higher ratings.
DesertMax
Explorer
May 02, 2016
Thanks guys. Confirms what I suspected and since I do not have the Dodge Dually I "Won't try this at home kids!!!" Will update search progress.
JumboJet
Explorer
May 02, 2016
The 11 footers work great! On a 3500 SRW with 19.5" wheels and tires. Or, on a 3500 Dually.

Full of water, LP Gas, 2 batteries, food, clothes, etc. my Lance 1050S weighs approx. 4,500 lbs.

I carry it on a RAM 3500 Dually like it isn't even back there.

Torklift SuperHitch with 36" Torklift extension.
kohldad
Explorer III
May 02, 2016
Yes on the scale to get the weights. You may want tho look for an lance 915. It has gray and black tanks, only nine feet so easy to tow behind without special hitch and is only about 2400 wet.

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