Where to put generator in 21' travel trailer
Generator question: New Coleman 1805RB and want to mount a receiver to the back of trailer to hold generator. Has anyone done this? The frame a the back is 68" wide so to put in a receiver hitch wil...
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okhmbldr wrote:
You might try this test before moving forward. Get a really good scale and position it under the hitch at the ball point then check the tongue weight. Then get a 100# kid/person to stand on the rear bumper. Check the tongue weight. Add another 100# person, check the tongue weight. That will tell you how much tongue weight you will lose by adding the generator/carrier to the rear area. Then you can compensate any tongue weight loss by loading the inside of your trailer heavier at the front to get back to a good balance for your trailer.
I like your common sense approach to this. A lot of thoughts on how adding a generator will affect the tongue weight but no real solutions. I towed a 16 ft. trailer on the rear of my "C'
motorhome loaded to the legal limit and didn't feel any difference in handling, if anything it helped plant the coach firmer on the ground and felt better in the wind. A lot has to do
with what your tow vehicle is also.
