Question from Ron Gratz post in a sticky
I have been studying Ron Gratz's example of the 2000 pound lift WDH, in the sticky on this forum, and have a question. If the tow vehicle has, say, an 1800 pound payload rating, and loaded for camp...
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Grit dog wrote:
Cmon blt2ski, you can't possibly believe all of what you just wrote....
300lbs off the front and a 1 ton truck gets squirrelly??? Lol
Based on what?
Starting with a heavy diesel and then get in a gasser and the front end is light because the engine weighs 500lbs less?
Better get that wdh oiled up for the pop up behind the ole 1 ton! Goin campin!
Bobbo, it's a 3 ton trailer going behind a truck rated for and capable of towing considerably more Than that. Don't lose any sleep unless it's from the excitement of having a new airstream and brand new pickemup truck in the driveway soon!
I noticed at about 300 lbs off base weight, the front end started to have issues stopping on slick roads etc. Be them rain, or snow ice when up at I90 towing in the winter. That was minimum amount. The 2 sw 35's,and 88 and 96, were probably lighter per say than todays 25 series trucks too! My 05 dually needed more than 500 lbs off the front, never have gotten there per say with my navistar!
Marty
