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belairbrian
Explorer
Jul 21, 2022

New Freedom Express 192rbs is home

We went over and picked it up today. Dry it barely moved the back of the truck.
Before anything went in it I put it on the tongue scale they had about 10 gals of fresh water in the tank, which is forward of the axels. and no suprise the published dry weight of 490 was 600.

We'll see what it is once it's loaded.

PDI went pretty good, the outdoor griddle was missing but they went to the warehouse and grabbed one. After we got home found one of the adapter brackets was missing so we'll go over and deal with it tomorrow. Luckily the dealer is 5 miles away.

After about 18 years in a fiver, I was kind of proud I hit the hitch alignment on the first try. I guess 4 years of towing the High School band trailer kept me from getting rusty.

Safely home on our parking pad.

  • Skibane's avatar
    Skibane
    Explorer II
    Jul 28, 2022
    I'm not much for new laws, but...

    We need a law that requires RV manufacturers to immediately refund 50% of the selling price if an RV's actual weights exceed their advertised values.
  • Reisender's avatar
    Reisender
    Nomad
    Jul 28, 2022
    belairbrian wrote:
    wanderingaimlessly wrote:
    That 490 tongue weight was likely about right,,,,, before the battery and propane tank were added.
    Enjoy


    Probably so. just another reference for not using factory numbers.

    It's pretty much loaded so I'll get a new weight soon. May actually go down. I had to remove the spare from under the a-frame to get the equalizer brackets on. No way to put it back on. So it will likely end up in the truck. The rear bumper has zero clearance from the body and a sticker warning any non-factory attachments will void the frame warranty.


    Congrats. Love that floor plan.

    The dry weight numbers are correct. But yes, the propane and battery are not included in dry weights.
  • belairbrian's avatar
    belairbrian
    Explorer
    Jul 28, 2022
    wanderingaimlessly wrote:
    That 490 tongue weight was likely about right,,,,, before the battery and propane tank were added.
    Enjoy


    Probably so. just another reference for not using factory numbers.

    It's pretty much loaded so I'll get a new weight soon. May actually go down. I had to remove the spare from under the a-frame to get the equalizer brackets on. No way to put it back on. So it will likely end up in the truck. The rear bumper has zero clearance from the body and a sticker warning any non-factory attachments will void the frame warranty.
  • belairbrian's avatar
    belairbrian
    Explorer
    Jul 28, 2022
    Lwiddis wrote:
    That is a handsome looking trailer!

    thanks, still getting used to seeing something that size in the driveway
  • wanderingaimles's avatar
    wanderingaimles
    Explorer
    Jul 21, 2022
    That 490 tongue weight was likely about right,,,,, before the battery and propane tank were added.
    Enjoy
  • Skibane's avatar
    Skibane
    Explorer II
    Jul 21, 2022
    belairbrian wrote:
    and no suprise the published dry weight of 490 was 600.


    Are you referring to the tongue weight?

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