Tongue Weight

davisenvy wrote:
Sorry, I didn't mean to give an attitude. I sold the Keystone over a year ago and its kind of old news. I had two different reputable camping service centers try to straighten it out and never could. The new owner says the TT pulls the same way with him.

Anyways, I'm looking at smaller TT's that I can tow with ease. Yes, my truck is overkill for the TT's I'm looking at. I towed my Keystone back from Florida on a windy day and it turned a 7hr trip into a 10hr trip. I was thinking a lighter tongue weight would keep more of the weight on the TT instead of my rear bumper. I understand tongue weight is good, but some TT's are loaded more towards the front than others, which is the case here. The two TT's differ in weight by 400lbs, but the heaver one has a heavier tongue weight by 300lbs because of the front kitchen. Which would be the better towing TT.

There are a lot of different things that go into whether or not a trailer will tow well. Axle alignment, frame tolerances, coupler being centered and aerodynamics are all important. The tongue weight is very important. With the limited info that you are giving us, my educated guess is that the trailer with the most tongue weight will tow the best. Your truck is heavy enough and with a WDH (assuming the trailer is built correctly) it should tow great. Having as little longer distance between the coupler and the axles also helps with towing and giving more tongue weight. A short coupled trailer won't tow as well as a longer one.

Also check out where the fresh water, gray and black tanks are. Some manufacturers don't figure out the weight shift from empty to full or from full fresh water to empty fresh water and full gray and black tanks. The shifting of weight can significantly change the tongue weight and the towing characteristics.