All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsCamping near la grande oregonLooking for recomendations for camping near la grande for a short visit.Re: Fleetwood Elkhorn ConstructionHad the side of my 03 elkhorn lt opened for some repairs and it is a mix of aluminum and woodRe: Ttailer weightWould a 7000lb gwr trailer be heavy enough to put me over gross combined? The atvs are roughly 1200lbs total.Re: Ttailer weightHere are the truck specs. Same front end as the rest of the hd's 4500lb. 6000lb rated semi floater rear gm has used for ever in there 2500 series trucks. www.thecarconnection.com/specifications/chevrolet_silverado-1500hd_2002_crew-cab-156-0-wb-4 I have the super hitch, super truss setup. Torklift tie downs. And airbags. Hauled from washington to denver last summer and went over vail to moab on the way back. Truck did great except gas milage with the 4:10s sucked.Re: Ttailer weightSo i have 2 250cc atvs and one 125 china for my son. Was looking to add a 50cc one. What about like an 16-18 ft. Wiuld they fit?Re: Ttailer weightWas looking for real world weights of enclosed trailers. Looking online and from previous experiance. They say empty the have 300lb tongue weight. So probly 500lbs with the wheelers? Dont know anything about weight distribution hitches. Do they even have them rated for that little?Re: Ttailer weightThe 1500hd is a 3/4 ton truck. Yes 6000lb rear axle. Truck empty has like 2500 on rear axle and camper loaded is like 2300. Current tongue weight is probly like 250, i can lift it by hand.Re: Ttailer weight500, 400, and the kids is like 200. Also might add a 50cc one for the youngest. Would be nice to have a place for the campnchairs and extra coolers and the like that is lockable.Ttailer weightSo ive been using a small flatbed to carry 3 atvs. Im thinking about upgrading to a 20 foot enclosed trailer. Wondering what the expexted tingue weight is on these. Im using a 21 inch super truss now. Would i need a wdh? Truck is an 02 1500hd and im carring an 03 elkhorn lt 8.6ft. Weighing about 2300lbsRe: trip to denverthanx for the advice guys. the DW has a grandmother in hospice care down there. we may have to go down. we have places to stay down there on family land. havent taken the truck and camper but a couple of hours away before. way too much beautiful country here to play in to spend all the time driving.
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