Well the deposit was paid last week for an 840SB that should be delivered late this summer. So I was able to turn my attention back to trucks. Took DeltaBravo's advice and got the tape measure out.
Here is what I found out for the COG on both the 840 and the 850. First off for these measurements I did not include the rubber bumpers on the front of the camper that would rest against the front of the truck bed. These were 2" long so will move the COG back an additional 2" for the final length. Last fall I measured and 850 and found it's COG arrow to be 30.5 inches from the front of the camper and I remember thinking at the time this should fit in any short bed truck no problem.
Recently I got to measure 2 more 850's and finally 2 840's. When I measured the 840's I was rather shocked to find the COG to be at 37.75" as I assumed since a bathroom is heavier than a stove (locations are reversed between the 2 models) the COG would be even further forward in the 840 than the 850. NOPE! Must be different in the basement? Darn glad I took the travel time to know exactly. I would say that Northwood must do a great job of marking the COG because 1 of the 850's had a generator on it and its COG was back just a little further than the other without the gen. I would say Northwood's COG stickers can be trusted for a specific option package.
I was also able to check out all 3 one ton trucks short bed models this week as well. I found that all the beds are almost an inch longer in length than listed. Like a whopping .8" anyway the important measurement for me was how far from the cab was the axle, here are those numbers.
Dodge Mega cab & Crew cab were both 36"
Ford Crew cab was 38"
Chevy Crew cab was 41"
I expected more length from the Ford since it's bed is almost 79" but didn't get it. Salesman said could probably only build your own for another month anyway. Looks like all 3 of the trucks would work perfect for the 850 model. Since we are getting the 840 the Chevy wins. I expect my COG to wind up about an inch or so in front off the axle.
