Weight Check
Hi all, I wanted to get my numbers checked. It is a 2004 Yukon XL towing 2011 keystone summerland 26' bunkhouse BHSS. The Yukon xl is 7000 lbs GVWR, 13000 GCWR. 3000 FAWR, 4200 RAWR. I have four ki...
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NCMODELA wrote:
Hi all, I wanted to get my numbers checked. It is a 2004 Yukon XL towing 2011 keystone summerland 26' bunkhouse BHSS. The Yukon xl is 7000 lbs GVWR, 13000 GCWR. 3000 FAWR, 4200 RAWR. I have four kids 10, 8, 4, 2. Two dogs 40lbs and 10lbs, me and wife. We did this on the way back from a camping trip so add maybe 60lbs for food consumed?
TV 6170
w/o WDH
Front 2640
Rear 4220 6860 Combined
Trailer 5680
w/WDH
Front 2940
Rear 3820 6760 Combined
Trailer 5800
Gross 12560
The way I am reading this I am under my GVWR (240) and GCWR(440). My trailer is 6370. TW is 10.8% or 11%. I am under all my limits.
Two observations though. I don't like a tw of 11% would rather have 12-12.5%. Do I just shift things forward from the back?
Second 300 lbs is transferred to the front axle and 120 lbs back to trailer. Are these numbers okay?
Third, I am at my max FAWR, is there a way to back off of the distribution to the front axle or is this normal?
Fourth, I am close and will be over sometime in the next few years. I was looking at a 8.1 suburban to replace this with. What is the unloaded fuel mileage on these? Anyone have experience with the 6.5TD suburban towing, any light on the capacities of these, I am having a hard time finding info on them
Thanks for your patience
Bill
Your numbers are good. I wouild take a washer out of the hitch. That will reduce some of the weight on the front axle.
Was your FW tank full? Is it in front of the axles? Were the waste water tanks full? Where are they?
Weight can move around in a TT during a trip. FW gets used and ends up in the black or grey, food gets consumed and ends up in the black, etc. Depending on the answers to these questions.. On your way to camp, your TW may very well have been higher
Thank you so much
