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I'm installing a 32" TV in the designated spot (sticker says "Television Bracket Location"). The TV mount comes with 3-inch screws. Is the wall/stud really thick enough for that, or is the screw going to poke right through the wall into the shower on the other side? What size screws should I have? Thanks in advance for your help.1.8KViews0likes5CommentsRe: Trailer sway
Need-A-Vacation wrote: Cactusdog, You need to weigh a total of 3 times to get all the weights. Not sure if you did from the numbers you posted. 1- Truck and trailer ready to roll down the road w/ the wd bars " latched up". 2- Truck and trailer, but with the wd bars "unlatched". 3- Truck only, leave the hitch in and wd bars in the bed. Try to weigh at a CAT Scale as it has 3 scales that your trucks front/rear wheels and trailer wheels sit on seperately as long as you stop in the correct spot. Take a broom handle or somthing similar unless you happen to be 7' tall to reach the call button! Then post back in a new thread with your numbers. I took two passes at the CAT scale. Both times all 4 wheels of the truck were on the 1st scale, while all 4 wheels of the trailer were on the 2nd scale. For the 2nd pass, I unhitched everything and the tongue jack was planted on the 2nd scale as well. The weights I got the first time were 6340 and 5400. The second pass was 5700 and 6040. From that I figured my tongue weight was 640. I figure the only thing I'm missing is weights of the individual axles (truck and trailer). Correct? Thanks also for the info on different hitches - I'll be looking into those.763Views0likes0CommentsRe: Trailer sway
Thanks for all the good suggestions, everyone! That is why I post here. This is what I found out today: I took my new rig to a CAT scale and got these weights: Trailer - 6040 lbs (max 7250, truck capable of towing 10320), Truck + Trailer - 11740 (GCWR 15950), TW 640. The rig is almost fully loaded and ready to camp - except for some clothes and food. I lowered the hitch ball one notch as many suggested, after reading the stickies on the forum and doing the measurements. It did seem to tow a little better, but still more sway than I'd like. It doesn't sway into ever-widening arcs, but I can definitely feel every car that passes - my old 18-footer was much more stable. My next step will be to redistribute some weight in order to increase TW more towards 15%. I have to be careful though, as my current hitch has a TW limit of 750 lbs. The ultimate answer seems like it may be a new hitch that has a higher max TW if I can't get a comfortable ride with this one without exceeding 750. Thanks again for your help here - there were some very useful suggestions. If there's anything else I should be aware of, please message me (I think the Moderator is going to close this thread now).385Views0likes0CommentsTrailer sway
I recently bought a new 23-ft trailer, my old one was 18-ft. I have only taken it on one trip so far. I have noticed that this trailer has considerably more sway than the old one. I am set up with a WD hitch and a sway bar on the passenger side. I'm looking for some suggestions to control the sway. Maybe another sway bar installed on the driver's side? Does which link you put your spring bars on affect sway? (It seems like it has less sway on the 2nd link vs the 3rd) It also seemed to have less sway when I towed it home from the dealer - they had filled the fresh water tanks - 80 gallons worth. Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions!7.6KViews0likes38CommentsRe: Driving PCH (Highway 1) from Valencia to San Francisco
We were thinking of doing the same thing with our rig, but from Santa Cruz south. Then I saw that much of Highway 1 south of Big Sur is under construction. Anyone driven through this construction recently? Having second thoughts . . .512Views0likes0Comments
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