Opinions wanted on Towing
Hello All, Newbie to the forums, I am considering a TT Purchase and thought I would throw out some numbers and get some advice/comments back from experienced RV'rs. Tow Vehicle.. 2011 Ford F-150 Sup...
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APT wrote:
Mickey, his WDH is ok. Ford recommend restoring only half the lost front axle weight due to tongue weight. He probably has more than that.
However, I'm pretty sure he is over the rear axle rating (4050?) and receiver rating (950?). His TW is more like 1300 pounds and needs stronger WD bars.
Try the scale again, 3 passes. Truck alone. Truck with trailer without WD, truck with trailer with WD.
You likely know more about this than I, especially since I have no familiarity with the Blue Ox (we use and EQ). However, he is showing a 1,200 pound loss from the trailer (tw), and ALL of that 1,200 is showing up on the drive axle. I understand what you are saying as far as Ford's recommendation for only restoring some of the loss, but there should be some transfer to the trailer as well. We don't have the raw number of the tongue weight (the third pass you refer to), but unless he has 1,500+ pound tongue weight (extremely high at 20%), I'm having trouble seeing how anything is being transferred anywhere. I'm not the expert others are, and I won't claim to be, but something seems off in the numbers.
On the other items, I fully agree that he is likely over on some of his weights and that the 3 passes would be very helpful in determining what is going on.
