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thanksYou look pretty good, within 100lbs of original.
Nothing else in truck, had it fully loaded. with extras that will go on other trips, like generator. but left it at home this trip.
Largely replaced unloaded steer weight.
Towed great, had no sway, I traveled between 65 and 70 mph, no pull from trucks passing. Traveled in a group, my friend had a 1966 airstream 24' pulled with a 2007 Tahoe, they pulled to my house from California, when they pulled up with the lights pointing to the sky, the next morning we went to the scales and did some measuring and weighing, after getting numbers dialed in, he said it was night and day driving to the camp ground. We did sit around and watch people pulling into the camp ground, many people do not know or are not aware that you need to make adjustments to the WDH. Watched a guy pull in with a brand new 34' or 36' (over heard him telling the guy parked next to him. As he was turning the corner his tires were bouncing, he had no clue about what he was doing. Gets out of truck and telling his friends that it pulled great. Wife gets out telling a different story, about how they were all over the road. Great to sit around and listen to everyones storiesJoecameron
Using WDH
Loaded weight 7100 less unloaded weight of 6420 equals tongue weight of 780 pounds (Use this method because tongue weight is dynamic not static when using a WDH)
780 plus 5160 equals 5960 gross trailer weight. 780/5940 equals 13.1 percent tongue percentage.
These number tell me this setup will tow with stability not sway and stop well. How do I know? Daily experience towing TTs for the Mfgrs to dealerships nationwide 7 years 800,000 miles. But also meets all Mfgr specs which meets SAE society of automotive engineers J2807 standards.
What does the 7100 GVW tell me? Only that the cover the Mfgrs butt warranty lawyers have nothing to work with should he need warranty work.
If it was a commercial vehicle potentially extra money for the state.
What if he added more passengers? Technically though perhaps not measurably the truck would be more stable but take longer to stop.
What if he added more passengers and wanted to stay at or below 7100 for warranty concerns? He can adjust his WDH and or trailer and truck loading to lower his tongue weight.
At 10 percent (minimum recommended) or 600 pounds tongue weight he would free up another 180 pounds of available payload towards his GVWR.
What if he was gravely concerned about adhering to 7100 but wanted to add still more passengers and had nothing to remove from inside his bed? To me this gets a bit foolish. As far as DOT is concerned if he isn't exceeding either axle weight ie his combined max axle weight of 8,000 its only about revenue. However he could replace the tailgate with a net and relocate the spare to the trailer. This would free up another 120 pounds of payload most of which would come off his drive axle weight. Honestly I have no idea why so many people got so focused on payload. I guess because it's normally the first spec to be exceeded even though the first priority should be setup for safety and stability.
Hope you had a great trip. Let us know how she towed Joe.
Thanks, just followed the directions and it all worked out. just wondering if the bars are alright witht the slight slant. I keep hearing they need to be straight
You’re ok with some slant. I wouldn’t worry
