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โJun-11-2016 07:14 PM
keymastr wrote:
Rear kitchen models always have tongue weight issues. Maybe you could pack your food and gear up front and move them to the kitchen after you arrive.
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โJun-04-2016 03:18 PM
svt440 wrote:
Got some weights today. Trailer is 6,660lbs, and the tongue weight (at the jack) is 500lbs. Now I know at the jack isnt exactly what the tongue weight is, because I think the farther ahead you get from the axles the heavier it'll be, but its within three inches from the ball which is close enough to tell I'm really far off. Purchased a few hundred pounds of sand bags today and am going to put them under the queen bed in the front. There is a big space there we never use. I'll do this one bag at a time while sitting on the scales to get the tongue weight I'm after. Does 13% sound ideal?
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โJun-02-2016 12:05 PM
badercubed wrote:svt440 wrote:Where did you get the payload number? I could be wrong, but that seems like a lot available for a shortbed extended cab diesel. I would have thought you'd be more in the 2400lb range.cruz-in wrote:
With a 250/2500 series truck, due to limited truck payload, there are very few 5th wheels that will not have you excceding the payload of the truck...perhaps/probably by a lots...
As a fellow owner of a 250/2500 series truck, kinda a bummer but these trucks are limited on payload.
True, but the dry weight of the one I'm looking at is 7,610lbs with a hitch weight of 1400. Its a relatively small fifth wheel with one slide out. Looks like the payload of the 2500HD is somewhere near 3,437lbs. I'd think I'd be okay? I'm not going to ever travel with much more than a few hundred pounds of extra stuff. Maybe I'm over looking something.
โJun-02-2016 12:03 PM
mkirsch wrote:svt440 wrote:
I'm ready to pull the trigger on one as soon as I can sell mine. Made the ad this morning. I'd like to cover some serious mileage and I don't care to do it with a trailer that wants to sway at 60mph. I've already got my new one picked out. I think tongue weight is the issue. I wasn't aware that it needed to be closer to 15 percent. Mine is 10 percent when the camper is dry, and thats before I load the cabinets in the kitchen full of food and drinks etc. Not to mention I had over 200lbs of bicycles on the back of the camper. I've learned a lot in this thread, and I appreciate all the advice. I will own this trailer for a bit longer, as its not going to be easy to sell a 2005 imo. I will load the tongue heavy and give it a try here soon just for my curiosity. Thanks again!
Did you mention the bikes earlier? I don't think you did.
Unless you include ALL the details, we can't help but be IGNORANT (i.e. lacking knowledge)!
If you started with a 10 percent tongue weight, then loaded everything into the rear kitchen, AND added 200lbs of bikes to the back, it's no wonder you had sway!
Here we are chasing down this grand mystery, and come to find out you were stacking the deck against yourself from the get-go...
15 percent tongue weight isn't necessary, it's just the upper end of the range of what's practical. Some trailers will tow fine at 10 percent, most end up at 12-13 percent.
Probably just moving the bikes will be enough to straighten things out.
โJun-02-2016 10:43 AM
svt440 wrote:
I'm ready to pull the trigger on one as soon as I can sell mine. Made the ad this morning. I'd like to cover some serious mileage and I don't care to do it with a trailer that wants to sway at 60mph. I've already got my new one picked out. I think tongue weight is the issue. I wasn't aware that it needed to be closer to 15 percent. Mine is 10 percent when the camper is dry, and thats before I load the cabinets in the kitchen full of food and drinks etc. Not to mention I had over 200lbs of bicycles on the back of the camper. I've learned a lot in this thread, and I appreciate all the advice. I will own this trailer for a bit longer, as its not going to be easy to sell a 2005 imo. I will load the tongue heavy and give it a try here soon just for my curiosity. Thanks again!
โJun-02-2016 09:44 AM