Lets see your campers being towed
05-19-2017, 10:08 PM
#4501
Well simply put, if you level the truck AFTER setting up the WDH, your doing it all wrong!
The truck should not be Level, your trailer should. The back end dropping with the front up a little is quite normal and that is how it should be.
In the manual,Page 270, it clearly states what we are trying to say about using airbags.
By using the bags to "level" the truck, you essentially defeat the WDH system altogether.
Ignore the drop of the rear, it's going to drop no matter what you do, pay particular attention to the front wheel opening, that needs to come down as close to unladen height as possible. Then and only then is the system setup correctly, regardless of whose WDH system it is. They may look different, the may work different, but they all perform the same tasks the same way, bu levering the weight forward from the ball, not the axle.
By leveling the truck, you completely change the leverage point of the hitch.
Once the WDH is set up correctly add only enough air to firm up the suspension, but not enough to change the body height.
The truck should not be Level, your trailer should. The back end dropping with the front up a little is quite normal and that is how it should be.
In the manual,Page 270, it clearly states what we are trying to say about using airbags.
Weight-distributing Hitches
WARNING
Do not adjust a weight-distributing
hitch to any position where the rear
bumper of the vehicle is higher than
it was before attaching the trailer. Doing
so will defeat the function of the
weight-distributing hitch, which may cause
unpredictable handling, and could result
in serious personal injury.
WARNING
Do not adjust a weight-distributing
hitch to any position where the rear
bumper of the vehicle is higher than
it was before attaching the trailer. Doing
so will defeat the function of the
weight-distributing hitch, which may cause
unpredictable handling, and could result
in serious personal injury.
Ignore the drop of the rear, it's going to drop no matter what you do, pay particular attention to the front wheel opening, that needs to come down as close to unladen height as possible. Then and only then is the system setup correctly, regardless of whose WDH system it is. They may look different, the may work different, but they all perform the same tasks the same way, bu levering the weight forward from the ball, not the axle.
By leveling the truck, you completely change the leverage point of the hitch.
Once the WDH is set up correctly add only enough air to firm up the suspension, but not enough to change the body height.
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05-20-2017, 08:41 AM
#4503
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05-21-2017, 08:09 PM
#4504
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I wondered when we'd get back to the pictures?
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cfoxtrot (05-22-2017)
05-23-2017, 06:26 AM
#4507
Senior Member
05-23-2017, 08:19 AM
#4509
It is 16' x 36' measured from the outside of the post. But I left a 1'-6" overhang all the way around so the roof is 19' x 39'. I wanted to be able to open up the slide with zero clearance issues as we plan on using it where it sits being it's on a nice piece of waterfront property (not shown in picture). Top of the post is 13' above grade, which is a little overkill but if I decide to get a 5th wheel one day it should still fit. All the lumber, metal, hardware, and 5.5tons of limestone cost me just under $2,000. By the way, the limestone was transported to the site on a 4k pound dump trailer using the F150. Yes your math is correct that's 15,000 lbs. She was squatting but honestly pulled fine.
05-23-2017, 08:47 AM
#4510
Thats a nice shelter. I have been considering putting in a gravel pad for parking during season since I store it in the barn during winter, but that would also work quite well for winter storage with tarps stretched around it.