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Re: Question about Even Brake system
wildtoad wrote: What car are you talking about? On my Chevy Sonic I have to pull/disable the DSLI fuse, but the car still starts, runs, etc. The 12v plug where I plug mine into still operates when I turn the key as described in the towing section of my Chevy manual. I might have it figured out. #8 is my ignition switch fuse. So I am disabling the ignition swith because it is switched on for steering but my charge station should still be good, right?179Views0likes0CommentsRe: Question about Even Brake system
wildtoad wrote: What car are you talking about? On my Chevy Sonic I have to pull/disable the DSLI fuse, but the car still starts, runs, etc. The 12v plug where I plug mine into still operates when I turn the key as described in the towing section of my Chevy manual. 2010 Chevy HHR. Says I need to pull the #8 fuse to prevent dead battery? Been researching but this towing a vehicle is still all new to me.179Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tow question for new member
lawrosa wrote: dw1gator wrote: dw1gator wrote: ok. I got all the weights. Here goes. GCVW. 11500. max rating is 13000 GVW 6800. Max rating is 6800 GFAW. 3140. max rating is 3600 GRAW 3660. max rating is 3750 GTW. 5300. max rating for pulling is 7400. tongue weight is 580. that's 11% of trailer weight. this is with TV and trailer fully loaded with our gear, passengers, and full tank. If you look here at my first CAT wts you can see I'm closer on the front axel and less on the rear. Before dual cam install. All other wts are close to same. Except tongue wt. I dont know if the first #'s were right. Those are actual CAT weights and specs I have listed. If those are your door tag numbers posted below you are over your rear axle limits..Yes it is. And it was not over prior to dual sway control install. Im concerned with what you tire side wall says for may pressure and weight ratings. In any rate make sure you put mac PSI cold in those tires edit.. found it.. Make sure you inflate to max.. weight rating of the tires are 2535lbs each Your only taking 80lbs off the rear with the wd hitch. You can do much better. Its not set up right INO..I agree. I alreadt had Reese WDH with trunion bars. First weights gave me some wt redistribution. I ordered the dual cams and had them installed. Now Im not getting wt distribution. And there is no way that you were lighter with no WD hitch not installed compared to when you got it installed..No, you misunderstand. I already had WDH for first wts. Only the dual cams were installed prior to these wts. did you get weighed with full gear , gas, and people? And last time without gear people and fuel? Both times the same wt. with gear people etc. Actually if gas is about 8#/gallon, I may have been 60-65# lighter this time compared to first time. Everything else the same.527Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tow question for new member
Ron Gratz wrote: dw1gator wrote: Ok I have more wts and used the calculator that was linked. I also had a Reese dual cam sway control installed and question the correctness. Prior to install I was getting some wt distribution. Now I have same WDH wiith the dual cams but seem to not get any wt distribution Here are my wts. With WDH engaged. Front. 2880 Rear. 3920 Trailer. 4660 Total. 11460 With WDH not engaged Front. 2900 Rear. 3980 Trailer. 4560 Total. 11440 Truck only Front. 3300 Rear. 2820 Total. 6120 The numbers don't make sense. The data suggest that a weight of approximately 240# somehow got moved from the steer-axle scale pad to the drive-axle pad between the "WDH not engaged" weighing and the "WDH engaged" weighing. Is it possible that you were standing on the steer-axle pad during the "WDH not engaged" measurement, and were on the drive-axle pad during the "WDH engaged" measurement? Ron Its possible thinking back. But I dont understand what you are seeing. Thers a 20# difference on the front axle and a 60# difference on the rear. Where do you get the 240# ? And that brings up a question. Where should one stand while weighing?527Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tow question for new member
dw1gator wrote: ok. I got all the weights. Here goes. GCVW. 11500. max rating is 13000 GVW 6800. Max rating is 6800 GFAW. 3140. max rating is 3600 GRAW 3660. max rating is 3750 GTW. 5300. max rating for pulling is 7400. tongue weight is 580. that's 11% of trailer weight. this is with TV and trailer fully loaded with our gear, passengers, and full tank. If you look here at my first CAT wts you can see I'm closer on the front axel and less on the rear. Before dual cam install. All other wts are close to same. Except tongue wt.527Views0likes0Comments
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