LWB camper in SWB pickup
I'm in south Texas and going on a camping trip to Colorado for a week in July. My neighbor has offered to let me use his truck camper for the trip. Trouble is, his camper was designed for a LWB and I ...
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burningman wrote:
... snipped ... COG doesn’t have to be ahead of the rear axle, it isn’t when you hook up a trailer ...
I respectfully disagree with this COG statement. In fact, in my Operating Manual for our AML Adventurer, it specifically states:
" Centre Of Gravity - On each Adventurer camper (left and right sidewall) is the centre of gravity sticker. The centre of gravity should be ahead of the rear axle to transfer more of the weight to the front of the truck. " The Manual goes on to provide several diagrams of the recommended Centre of Gravity locations.
Their advice is consistent with my training and experience with farm machinery equipment years ago.
