Looking at a 1994 Lance Squire 3000 Camper
I've been shopping for truck campers off and on and came across what looks to be a really clean '94 Lance Squire 3000 camper on Craigslist. It's a long bed camper, but I'd be hauling it on my '96 F25...
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Kayteg1 wrote:
I bought my camper with F250 and it did not work.
My camper is bigger and heavier, but bare in mind that campers have center of gravity behind rear axle, meaning 2,342 lb of camper can add over 3000 lb to your rear axle.
Can't say how much exactly without driving to scales, but are your tires rated for this range?
Fortunately the center of gravity on this camper is pretty far forward and would be in front of the axle even on a short bed truck. No problem with the rear axle, as it's the same axle used on the duallys and has over a 10K pound weight rating. Springs are another story and likely the weak link on the truck since it's a F250, but relatively easy to remedy if necessary. Tires are E-rated BFG All-Terrain T/A KOs, so I'm good to go there, too.
The truck already handles a 1,200 pound tongue weight trailer and at least another 800 pounds in the bed without any issues when I head out for a trip. I've been to the scales and am way under all my weight ratings, including GVWR.
