Weight Distributing Hitches
We upgraded from a 24 foot travel trailer to a 33 foot travel trailer this summer. We are towing with a Ford F150 with Eco Boost engine. The truck is rated to tow up to 9600 and our TT is 6500 so we...
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Find these weights:
Truck GVWR - 8200 Max Payload - 2390
Truck GCWR - 15400 (not sure what this one means?)
Truck actual weight - would this be with cargo? In our case 2 adults, 2 large dogs (soon to be 3) and a 300lb wheelchair and lift Approx 1100 additional allowing for additional dog and weight of the lift and wheelchair.
So if you take the 2390 max payload and subtract the 1100 of us/dogs/wc that leaves 1290 for tongue weight (am I doing this right?)
Trailer gross weight (UVW plus cargo capacity)6544 unloaded and Max Cargo weight of 2408
So if the trailer was at max capacity (which it will not be as we are light packers and never travel with tanks full) the tongue weight for this trailer should still be under the available payload I have - correct?
Anyway thank you for making me do this exercise it has made me a bit more confident that my truck can in fact handle this camper.
I am inquiring about a re manufactured Hensley hitch right now. I don't mind paying a bit more for safety and ease of use. And since my current hitch is extremely heavy and anything heavier duty will be well heavier I love that the hitch stays with the camper and not the truck.
This thread has been super informative and I had never even heard of the Hensley Arrow Hitch so thank you all so much for your time, your consideration and your vast knowledge! Will have to let you know what we end up with.
Truck GVWR - 8200 Max Payload - 2390
Truck GCWR - 15400 (not sure what this one means?)
Truck actual weight - would this be with cargo? In our case 2 adults, 2 large dogs (soon to be 3) and a 300lb wheelchair and lift Approx 1100 additional allowing for additional dog and weight of the lift and wheelchair.
So if you take the 2390 max payload and subtract the 1100 of us/dogs/wc that leaves 1290 for tongue weight (am I doing this right?)
Trailer gross weight (UVW plus cargo capacity)6544 unloaded and Max Cargo weight of 2408
So if the trailer was at max capacity (which it will not be as we are light packers and never travel with tanks full) the tongue weight for this trailer should still be under the available payload I have - correct?
Anyway thank you for making me do this exercise it has made me a bit more confident that my truck can in fact handle this camper.
I am inquiring about a re manufactured Hensley hitch right now. I don't mind paying a bit more for safety and ease of use. And since my current hitch is extremely heavy and anything heavier duty will be well heavier I love that the hitch stays with the camper and not the truck.
This thread has been super informative and I had never even heard of the Hensley Arrow Hitch so thank you all so much for your time, your consideration and your vast knowledge! Will have to let you know what we end up with.
