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larkyblast
Explorer
May 29, 2019

Overwhelmed with camper choices; insight appreciated

I am hoping those of you with more experience can help us make up our mind on a new truck camper. We have a 3500 Ram SRW diesel truck and would like to sometimes tow a trailer with the camper. This w...
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Kayteg1
Explorer II
May 31, 2019
This is hard for some people to calculate, even that is primary school physics.
But simplifying - let's say your truck has 10' wheelbase and original hitch is 4' behind rear axle.
1000 lb tongue weight will put 1000 x 14/10=1400 lb on rear axle.
with 4' stinger it is 1000 x 18/10= 1800 lb on rear axle.
Now deduct that and empty weight from your axle rating and you have what you camper can add to the axle load.

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