SoundGuy wrote:
According to the OP his trailer has a sticker tongue weight of 880 lbs, meaning dry tongue weight as the trailer left the factory. If so, this trailer's gross tongue weight, loaded and ready to camp, could easily be 1300 lbs. As for the suitability of the Andersen WD system for a trailer running this much tongue weight search for discussions by Ron Gratz ... as I understand it his assessment is the Andersen isn't capable of sufficient weight transfer when used with trailers this heavy.
As an Andersen owner I would concur with this assessment. I did quite a bit of research on the Andersen before picking one up and a couple of items stood out - folks posted that heavier tongue weights (750-800lbs or more) generally were not able to achieve 100% FALR and slippage of the frame brackets. My TW is ~450lbs and I've not had trouble with FALR, but I couldn't cure the bracket slip without using a tack weld. I think it's a good choice for lighter trailers but not for something this heavy.
