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Re: King pin weight
centerline wrote: tinner12002 wrote: JIMNLIN wrote: In addition, manufactures know the truck can haul more, and they know people who buy trucks to haul a load with are going to cheat the rating quite often, so they give a very conservative rating to keep it within the definition of "passenger vehicle". Can I get your source of this information?480Views0likes0CommentsRe: Long Bed TV as a Daily Driver???
As you can tell from the replies, lb and sb each has good points and bad. Perhaps a better question is what weight are you towing and what might you be towing a few years from now? Get a TV that will safely pull your next trailer. Don't get in a situation where you trade trailers and then be forced to buy another truck.394Views0likes0CommentsRe: CB Radio???
As a registered ham operator, I like my 2M for general communications but I see the advantages of a CB for traffic, etc. A related questions for the group: I don't want to drill a hole in the roof of my 2017 ford SD, and mag mounts won't work on the aluminum bodies How are you mounting your antennas?429Views0likes0CommentsRe: TV and 5er Leveling
Yes, what you say is true, but a simple formula could not take into account every possibility (as you describe and/or turning in a corner, for example). What I'm talking about would merely be a formula based on a level surface and only a change in the position of the front wheel of the TV being considered. While it would not replicate the real-world, it would give us a consistent, baseline number to have in mind when adjusting the pin and hitch AND it would give greater credibility to the whole notion of using a 6 inch gap as a target number, as opposed to 5 inches or 7 inches. I suppose another formula to consider would be a worst-case scenario in which, on a level surface, the trailer axle (assume a single axle) dropped as much as, and at the same time as, the front axle of the TV , how much drop would be required to make contact at the tail gate with a 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 inch gap? I assume then that the distance from the hitch (or TV rear axle) to the trailer axle and also the hitch (or TV rear axle) to the tailgate would have to be factors in the equation. Now that I've said much more than I know :) .....hope there is a great math mind in the group who can help! HD (BTW, both the academic and the skeptic in me comes out when "they" make some recommendation that could easily be quantified but has not been. "They" say to replace your mattress every 8 years. "They" say replace your MC helmet every 3 to 5 years. I have not seen any independent, scientific study to support either of those recommendations.) Thanks again, Troubledwaters. Hope you are having a good day in your part of the world. Mid 80's for high here in Central Texas today, so we are enjoying the weather more than usual.512Views0likes0CommentsRe: TV and 5er Leveling
danrclem wrote: I don't know if all pin boxes and hitches have adjustments but on mine I lowered my hitch 1" and am going to raise the pin box 1". I could go more than that but it won't be necessary for mine. If you lower the front 1" it also raises the back a bit so with that adjustment you're actually making is more than a 1" difference from the front of the fifth wheel to the back. If you make any adjustments just make sure you have enough clearance between the bed rails and 5th wheel. I've been lurking for a while, new to the group, so Hi to everyone. I've been reading these topics for a while (as I am currently not pulling level myself) and wanted to add a comment, or really, make a request. While a 6 inch gap between the trailer overhang and the bed rails seems reasonable, do we have a math whiz or Engineer who could give us a formula to determine exactly how much of a dip in the front wheels would create a 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 inch rise in the tailgate (or rearmost part of the bed rails)? It seems to me it would be a function of the wheelbase compared to the distance from the rear axle to the tailgate. If the front wheels dip X inches (or degrees), with the rear axle as the pivot point, the rear bumper (or top of the tail gate) should rise a corresponding Y inches (or degrees). While this formula would not be perfect nor take into account compound curves (turning when the front wheel dips or goes over a hump), it would at least give us a baseline for our TV and trailer combination. It seems like longer wheelbase TV's would have an advantage in the discussion of "gap". Thanks.512Views0likes0Comments
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