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Chapzter
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Jun 30, 2015

Weight Distribution with Sway Control Suggestions

I am new to the RV world as an owner. I grew up adventuring with my parents in a Motorhome, but now it's time for me to get my foot in the door with a Travel Trailer and create memories with my kids....
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SoundGuy
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Jun 30, 2015
Chapzter wrote:
Yes, I pulled the 880 off the sticker like a rookie.


That's one pretty darned heavy trailer! Add the weight of propane in the tanks & a battery and that trailer's "dry tongue weight" before loading anything into it could easily be 1000 lbs - yikes! Loaded and ready to camp it's gross tongue weight will be significantly more as you'll want it somewhere in the 13% range relative to it's gross weight. Yeah, better get some weight measurements before you go any further with this. ;)

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