โDec-02-2014 08:31 PM
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โDec-03-2014 06:26 PM
jmtandem wrote:E raided tires 80 lb max,all the tire shops look up the 2500 HD they wont sell anything less then E rated tires for my Truck.
Some confusion but you are correct. I thought you were talking about the pressure of the tires on the toyhauler, not the truck. 70 psi sounds just fine for the truck.
โDec-03-2014 04:47 PM
E raided tires 80 lb max,all the tire shops look up the 2500 HD they wont sell anything less then E rated tires for my Truck.
โDec-03-2014 04:40 PM
jmtandem wrote:I am pulling my 5400 lb 26 ft hyplite with 2003 2500 HD crew cab. I the a Reese 1400 lb hitch with sway control and the tires aired up at 70 lb.
Are you sure that is the correct amount of air pressure. It seems high for that light of a trailer. 5400 pounds must be the dry weight. Never use dry weights for any calculations. What is the trailer's gross weight rating?
The GVW is 9000 Lb stamped inside and out side the tires are E rated. I wouldn't think of loading 4000 LBs in it. The frame 8 inch I beam other then the steel frame its all aluminum and foam.
Tomorrow I going to load my two 500 lb atv hoping the weight in the back will help before I start trying to adjust the sway bay to get more weigh on the front.
Might just be semantics but you want to adjust the weight distribution spring bars to effect weight distribution.
This is my first toy hauler. Are toy hauler heaver in the front.Should I adjust the Reese hitch with it loaded?
Yes on both. Ideally the tongue weight should be around 13 percent and not less than 10 percent to avoid sway. Toy haulers are tongue heavy empty to allow for the added weight of toys behind the toyhauler's axles. Adjust the spring bars with the toys included when carrying the toys. Then go to the scales and weigh the tongue's percentage of the total trailer's weight.
โDec-03-2014 03:38 PM
โDec-03-2014 10:13 AM
โDec-03-2014 09:12 AM
I am pulling my 5400 lb 26 ft hyplite with 2003 2500 HD crew cab. I the Reese 9000 lb hitch with sway control and the tires aired up at 70 lb.
Are you sure that is the correct amount of air pressure. It seems high for that light of a trailer. 5400 pounds must be the dry weight. Never use dry weights for any calculations. What is the trailer's gross weight rating?
Tomorrow I'm going to load my two 500 lb atv hoping the weight in the back will help before I start trying to adjust the sway bay to get more weigh on the front.
Might just be semantics but you want to adjust the weight distribution spring bars to effect weight distribution.
This is my first toy hauler. Are toy hauler heaver in the front.Should I adjust the Reese hitch with it loaded?
Yes on both. Ideally the tongue weight should be around 13 percent and not less than 10 percent to avoid sway. Toy haulers are tongue heavy empty to allow for the added weight of toys behind the toyhauler's axles. Adjust the spring bars with the toys included when carrying the toys. Then go to the scales and weigh the tongue's percentage of the total trailer's weight.
โDec-03-2014 09:06 AM
I parked the rig on leave ground and raised the trailer up and lifted the square bars with a hook into the friction pads on the trailer hitch and lowered the trailer. I will redo the steps and release some of the weigh. I didn't realize the WDH would raise the back of the truck to the point of like over loading the rear of the trailer. I pull my skid steer with no WDH around 9000 LB if its off a foot either way it will sway. thank you
โDec-03-2014 07:26 AM
โDec-03-2014 07:11 AM
I have my WDH on the minimum setting of the bars - 4 links on my Easi-lift with 900lb bars. It is almost pointless on 250/3500 series truck to fight the front springs pushing weight forward from a very unloaded rear axle. I have 900lbs of tongue weight with my KZ and had very weird handling until I quit treating the F350 like my F150 which need a LOT of front compression to move some weight forward off the rear axle. Once I backed off trying to move weight forward everything fell together on handling and ride.
Don't fight the truck.
โDec-03-2014 06:40 AM
jmtandem wrote:Chances are that if it pulls really bad, the hitch is adjusted to tight. If you had a 1960's station wagon, then you must put weight on the front axle, and that is when the WD systems where developed, for CARS! A truck, especially a F-250 or F-350 that can handle the 1,000 pound hitch weight uses a WD system, it does not need to be very tight at all. The front axle starts out with well over 3,500 pounds on it, and is likely to not pop up in the air (like a CAR). The rear axle only has about 3,000 pounds on it, and the ride will benefit from the extra weight
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โDec-03-2014 06:27 AM
Chances are that if it pulls really bad, the hitch is adjusted to tight. If you had a 1960's station wagon, then you must put weight on the front axle, and that is when the WD systems where developed, for CARS! A truck, especially a F-250 or F-350 that can handle the 1,000 pound hitch weight uses a WD system, it does not need to be very tight at all. The front axle starts out with well over 3,500 pounds on it, and is likely to not pop up in the air (like a CAR). The rear axle only has about 3,000 pounds on it, and the ride will benefit from the extra weight
โDec-03-2014 06:27 AM
โDec-03-2014 03:17 AM
Porsche or Country Coach!
If there's a WILL, I want to be in it!