How much weight is too much weight?
I am looking at campers and thinking of a 9.5 foot. They weigh about 2500 lbs and I have a 2500 dodge. I was looking on another site and there were people with 11 foot lance campers that weigh 3300 lb...
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Yea, you can't drive the truck same way empty as full. Even tire pressures make a big difference in performance. No way I'd drive loaded (with anything) like I would empty. Even different if there's a few hundred pounds to preload the suspension with.
If your rig sways while crossing over driveways or other uneven surfaces, then slow down! If your rig feels like it's gonna roll on it's side while making a sharp left or right turn, then slow down or don't make sharp turns. If your rig doesn't stop in as short a distance loaded as it does unloaded, then slow down and allow extra stopping distance.
I'd bet most TC drivers do that after 'testing' their rig's handling characteristics. I can't say that's true with TT drivers though. I see LOTS of failures with those along the highways. Usually someone who is pulling with a tow vehicle that has too short of a wheel base for the length of tongue-to-trailer axle length. There's a formula you can use to calc out what is the best wheel base length for towing a specific rig length. Tongue weight too is often off and will push the tow rig into jackknifing. Setting up the trailer brakes control is often not understood and there fore not set correctly.
I'd much rather drive a TC with a camper heavier than the truck's sticker figures than I would tow a trailer with a short wheel base, light weight SUV.
Hmmm....
If your rig sways while crossing over driveways or other uneven surfaces, then slow down! If your rig feels like it's gonna roll on it's side while making a sharp left or right turn, then slow down or don't make sharp turns. If your rig doesn't stop in as short a distance loaded as it does unloaded, then slow down and allow extra stopping distance.
I'd bet most TC drivers do that after 'testing' their rig's handling characteristics. I can't say that's true with TT drivers though. I see LOTS of failures with those along the highways. Usually someone who is pulling with a tow vehicle that has too short of a wheel base for the length of tongue-to-trailer axle length. There's a formula you can use to calc out what is the best wheel base length for towing a specific rig length. Tongue weight too is often off and will push the tow rig into jackknifing. Setting up the trailer brakes control is often not understood and there fore not set correctly.
I'd much rather drive a TC with a camper heavier than the truck's sticker figures than I would tow a trailer with a short wheel base, light weight SUV.
Hmmm....
