The difference between dry an loaded weight.
When I bought my 25 ft. TT the literature said 5004 lbs. dry and 400 lbs. on the tongue. Common sense said it would weigh more when loaded but how much more? So before a couple of our trips I took ...
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I weighed our new TT on the way home from the dealer and it was 190 lbs heavier than the factory brochure dry weight (after allowing for battery, propane tanks and some water in the FW tank). No idea why. The weight of all mods (including a few heavy items) came to 119 lbs. Fully loaded for a camping trip for two, all the usual cargo (BBQ, sewer stuff, snap-up brackets, bedding, tools, dishes, etc, etc.) came to only 555 lbs. Total weight on top of factory dry weight came to 674 lbs (not including the mysterious 190 lbs). That's way under the figures of 1,000 to 1,500 lbs some folks often say added weight comes to.
Our factory dry tongue weight went from 540 lbs to around 950 lbs, approaching double (would have to go find my notes for exact number). That's a huge jump. I had pre-purchased an 800 lb WDH package. Had to buy heavier spring bars to get it to work right. Was not happy. TW is just under 15%, which I don't mind and might be one of the things that's make the TT as well as it does (no sway, ever). Actual gross weight of the TT was close to the GVWR (again would have to look up notes for exact numbers). I initially adjusted the WDH at a scale and the figures are here somewhere showing weights on the truck and TT axles.
Factory dry weights are useless and for some brands & models, actual weights can be a lot more. Haven't weighed the trailer for 4 seasons and it might be interesting to run through a highway scale and see where we're at now since we have a bit more cargo and a few more mods. I wonder how many TT owners are running WDHs based on dry weight and are undersized like ours was? Everyone should take their TT to a scale to know where you are compared to dry weights and GVWR!
Our factory dry tongue weight went from 540 lbs to around 950 lbs, approaching double (would have to go find my notes for exact number). That's a huge jump. I had pre-purchased an 800 lb WDH package. Had to buy heavier spring bars to get it to work right. Was not happy. TW is just under 15%, which I don't mind and might be one of the things that's make the TT as well as it does (no sway, ever). Actual gross weight of the TT was close to the GVWR (again would have to look up notes for exact numbers). I initially adjusted the WDH at a scale and the figures are here somewhere showing weights on the truck and TT axles.
Factory dry weights are useless and for some brands & models, actual weights can be a lot more. Haven't weighed the trailer for 4 seasons and it might be interesting to run through a highway scale and see where we're at now since we have a bit more cargo and a few more mods. I wonder how many TT owners are running WDHs based on dry weight and are undersized like ours was? Everyone should take their TT to a scale to know where you are compared to dry weights and GVWR!
rbpru wrote:I don't understand how you could have 1196-1396 lbs of cargo (6400 less 5004) in a 25 foot TT. What kind of stuff are you loading into it that can make it 1396 lbs? Is that with empty tanks and have you done any mods? What is the GVWR of the TT?
When I bought my 25 ft. TT the literature said 5004 lbs. dry and 400 lbs. on the tongue.
Well, in my case when loaded for the road, the TT weighs 6200 to 6400 lbs. depending on the trip length.
