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Finally found some time to work on this. I started off by calling Heartland and got a real nice guy that spent half of his day tracking down the schematics and relaying the pertinent information to me. In fact, it's worth saying that every time I've called Heartland pre-sales and post they've been extremely helpful. Granted, I wasn't asking them to replace a bad part, but I expect that exchange to go just as smooth if the scenario arises. Anyhow, the center support in these pivoting walls is a 3/4" thick by 4" wide slice of ply-"wood". I bought some 1" lag bolts, and a couple of washers to keep it from popping out the other end of the 3/4" material (even though I managed to do it with the drill anyhow... twice). Mounted the bracket (http://www.amazon.com/VideoSecu-Bracket-Monitor-200x100mm-ML206B/dp/B001SDBVCE), bought a super lite TV (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0074FGNJ6), and so-far-so-good.126Views0likes0CommentsTV mount on pivot wall
TV=television We recently purchased a new trailer that has a pivoting TV wall in between the master and the living space. Layout The back of this wall area is 1/8" ply. There is a solid piece of something running vertically at the mid-point that is about 4" wide and not much thicker than the ply backer. The whole inside is covered in a felt cloth making it difficult to see what the center support is. I'm trying to figure out: 1) What is this solid material in the center? Metal, wood, plastic? 2) Is the plan to anchor only to the solid material in the center? 3) Should I be anchoring a piece of 1/2" ply to the center bracket, and then mount the TV? 4) If I just mount to the center bracket, would I then expect to have exposed bolts and nuts on the opposite side of the wall, or is there a trick to avoid that? I am handy and willing to go to town on this thing if necessary, but would much rather cheat here. None of this is addressed in the manual, so I'm hoping one of you might have a similar setup. Thanks for any advice.1KViews0likes2CommentsRe: Half-ton TV options
Went with the lighter option. My tongue weight fully loaded (minus waste) is ~850lbs. The truck handles it better than I thought it would. Everything runs about double what it does without the trailer (RPM's, gas consumption, acceleration time, braking distance, etc), making it somewhat predictable and comfortable to drive. The equalizer hitch puts my height measurements <= 1" of what they are without the trailer, which I thought was pretty impressive. Thanks again for the advice.348Views0likes0CommentsRe: Half-ton TV options
gcloss wrote: I played the cat & mouse game for a few years. First I had a Dodge Dakota towing a PUP. Upgraded from PUP to TT and the Dakota was maxed out. So, I then went to a Ram 1500. Then upgraded TT to a larger TT and Ram 1500 was maxed out. So, of course I had to go to the Ram 2500. Hindsight is 20/20 and I should have gone from the Dakota to the Ram 2500 skipping right past the Ram 1500. What about the TT upgrade process. How painful is that?348Views0likes0CommentsRe: Half-ton TV options
Thanks guys. I'm 6'5", and my wife and I have two kids and three dogs :E. So I'm all but forced to deal with a bit more weight from the family and a taller trailer. I'm in a somewhat uncommon situation in that I'll be using one of our work trucks that we swap out every few years. If I find the trailer to be too heavy, I can just store it for a year or so until we have access to a more capable truck. I've had worse backup plans...348Views0likes0CommentsRe: Half-ton TV options
Cargo is more realistically < 800 lbs, but I would like to plan for 1000 lbs in case I want to load the quad in the bed instead of the dogs. Either way, I hate to worry about a couple of hundred pounds every time I load. I may grab a tongue scale and see how much these trailers really weigh. If they really weigh <700 lbs loaded at the tongue, I wouldn't worry as much.99Views0likes0CommentsHalf-ton TV options
I've done quite a bit of searching, but every situation is unique, so I figured I would solicit some input for my own scenario. Appreciate any advice you all can provide. After having rented RV's for several years, I've decided it's time to buy a TT. After finding out that the TT I really wanted was too heavy in the tongue, I believe I've found a couple of alternatives. The question is… can my half-ton handle it? To get right to it, here are the numbers: 2013 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3L V8, 3.42, tow kit Truck: Curb: 5,487 lbs Payload: 1,513 lbs GVWR: 7,000 lbs Max Trailer: 9300 lbs GCWR: 15,000 lbs Axle ratings: 3,950 lbs Hitch: Max load with WDH: 1100 Est. Additional Truck Cargo (including people): 800-1,000 lbs Trailer 1: Dry: 5,727 lbs GVWR: 6,900 lbs Tongue weight: 544 lbs Trailer 2: Dry: 6,550 lbs GVWR: 8,600 lbs Tongue weight: 560 lbs Tire max load: 2,469 lbs On the surface, everything appears to check out. What do you think about the 2 trailer options?4KViews0likes21Comments
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