Lets see your campers being towed
08-27-2017, 10:31 PM
#4671
Yes 373th12. 41.5ft, 11,000lbs dry, Pin is 2010 unloaded. Its a toy hauler. Load my stuff in the back and the pin wont increase. . Plus we travel extremly light.
Ive also put it on a diet and removed 600-700lbs worth of useless crap we dont need and will never use.
I hit the scales today.
Steer axle--3160
rear axle----4,760
Gross-------16,340
front axle rating is 3750
rear axle rating is 4,800
GVW---7850.
Yes i am slightly over GVW by 70lbs.
Pulls great! Very stable with 3 axles.
I had a 30ft 7,000lb 5er with 2 axles and it was more unstable then the 41.5ft elephant is.
Believe it or not, if i dont look at the mirrors i forget its back there. Its more stable passing semis then smaller trailer was. As it may appear i am over my Gross Combined, i beleive i am far from that.
The 2018s will have a tow rating of 13,200lbs for EB and the only difference is the engine&trans.
The Brakes, frame, suspension and everything else is the exact same. So from a handling standpoint, Ford says my frame, brakes, and susp can control more then i have behind it now. Im sure that statement will start a frenzy of weight police pitter patter. HATERS.
Ive also put it on a diet and removed 600-700lbs worth of useless crap we dont need and will never use.
I hit the scales today.
Steer axle--3160
rear axle----4,760
Gross-------16,340
front axle rating is 3750
rear axle rating is 4,800
GVW---7850.
Yes i am slightly over GVW by 70lbs.
Pulls great! Very stable with 3 axles.
I had a 30ft 7,000lb 5er with 2 axles and it was more unstable then the 41.5ft elephant is.
Believe it or not, if i dont look at the mirrors i forget its back there. Its more stable passing semis then smaller trailer was. As it may appear i am over my Gross Combined, i beleive i am far from that.
The 2018s will have a tow rating of 13,200lbs for EB and the only difference is the engine&trans.
The Brakes, frame, suspension and everything else is the exact same. So from a handling standpoint, Ford says my frame, brakes, and susp can control more then i have behind it now. Im sure that statement will start a frenzy of weight police pitter patter. HATERS.
08-27-2017, 10:43 PM
#4673
I don't see an issue with that rig. 70# aint nothing, not when I have gone 400#. 
08-27-2017, 10:49 PM
#4675
Senior Member
Son in law tapped the rear of his cab pulling our trailer...he was going up an incline and made a hard right turn and hit the rear passenger corner. He's got a 6-3/4 ft bed on his F-250...no problems with the 8' bed on my truck. As long as he stayed on level ground he had no problem with tight right turns.
08-28-2017, 08:42 AM
#4676
08-28-2017, 02:40 PM
#4677
Senior Member
In normal conditions you won't. It's when there's high side winds when the trucks pass. The blocking of the wind initially, then the unblocking of the wind, is what causes the push, that the sway starts from.
Blue Ox advised me to turn off my F150 electronic sway control as it will fight the sway control of the Blue Ox Sway Pro hitch system.
Nice looking trailer.
Blue Ox advised me to turn off my F150 electronic sway control as it will fight the sway control of the Blue Ox Sway Pro hitch system.
Nice looking trailer.
I have the E2 so I don't think I need to turn off the sway control with that.
There were some high winds but it really didn't do much in the way of pushing me around.
08-28-2017, 03:08 PM
#4678
Yes 373th12. 41.5ft, 11,000lbs dry, Pin is 2010 unloaded. Its a toy hauler. Load my stuff in the back and the pin wont increase. . Plus we travel extremly light.
Ive also put it on a diet and removed 600-700lbs worth of useless crap we dont need and will never use.
I hit the scales today.
Steer axle--3160
rear axle----4,760
Gross-------16,340
front axle rating is 3750
rear axle rating is 4,800
GVW---7850.
Yes i am slightly over GVW by 70lbs.
Pulls great! Very stable with 3 axles.
I had a 30ft 7,000lb 5er with 2 axles and it was more unstable then the 41.5ft elephant is.
Believe it or not, if i dont look at the mirrors i forget its back there. Its more stable passing semis then smaller trailer was. As it may appear i am over my Gross Combined, i beleive i am far from that.
The 2018s will have a tow rating of 13,200lbs for EB and the only difference is the engine&trans.
The Brakes, frame, suspension and everything else is the exact same. So from a handling standpoint, Ford says my frame, brakes, and susp can control more then i have behind it now. Im sure that statement will start a frenzy of weight police pitter patter. HATERS.
Ive also put it on a diet and removed 600-700lbs worth of useless crap we dont need and will never use.
I hit the scales today.
Steer axle--3160
rear axle----4,760
Gross-------16,340
front axle rating is 3750
rear axle rating is 4,800
GVW---7850.
Yes i am slightly over GVW by 70lbs.
Pulls great! Very stable with 3 axles.
I had a 30ft 7,000lb 5er with 2 axles and it was more unstable then the 41.5ft elephant is.
Believe it or not, if i dont look at the mirrors i forget its back there. Its more stable passing semis then smaller trailer was. As it may appear i am over my Gross Combined, i beleive i am far from that.
The 2018s will have a tow rating of 13,200lbs for EB and the only difference is the engine&trans.
The Brakes, frame, suspension and everything else is the exact same. So from a handling standpoint, Ford says my frame, brakes, and susp can control more then i have behind it now. Im sure that statement will start a frenzy of weight police pitter patter. HATERS.
Other than that I am jealous of your HDPP truck. I just priced out a 2018. 3.5EB, HDPP, XLT, 301A, and a front bench seat is what I want(even though I dont need it)
Last edited by mass-hole; 08-28-2017 at 03:13 PM.
08-28-2017, 03:24 PM
#4680
I just picked this up the other day. 2012 Jay Feather Ultra Lite x213. It says the dry weight is 4257 on the door and GVWR is 5500 lbs. I am guessing I was around 5000 loaded up. I was running my Equalizer but didnt take it to the scales yet. This was the first time out and we just headed into the National Forest which is a couple miles east of my house. When I first picked it up I drove it home without the Equalizer and it drove perfect. absolutely no sway up to 70mph even coming up a winding canyon from SLC. The equalizer made it ride a little rougher but I also probably had another 100-150 lbs of tongue weight since most of the gear was loaded in the front and I filled my propane tank.
It handled extremely well, it was actually to the point that I had to keep reminding myself it was back there and that there was a foot of trailer sticking out on either side of the truck.
Last edited by mass-hole; 08-28-2017 at 03:27 PM.