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Bags are used for utility trailer and boat towing since I have coilover level. Less air with travel trailer definitely helped out in ideal weight distribution. I think adding another washer will both help in weight distribution and require less air if any.
its good you are using actual weights... just make sure to take smokeywren's advice on not transferring too much weight back to the front axle.
weight distribution hitches used to advice transferring more weight to the front axle, but in the last ~20 years i have yet to see one recommend transferring any more than back to it's unloaded weight.
I weighed the tongue weight with a hitch scale and a home made scale, they both come in at 1150 lbs. The trailer by itself weighed 8600 lbs. I also weight the truck loaded with a full tank, it came in at 6000 lbs.
Now I have a better idea of how to distribute the weights in the safest manner with what I have to deal with. In the near future we plan on getting a Motorhome. Although my wife is considering trading her SUV for a 3/4 ton p/up. I don't care for superduty's due to their comfort and convenience. We do enjoy towing and camping with the trailer far more than we expected. I am very impressed with the F150's handling of the camper. I do have some experiences with WDH's and the Equalizer 4 point is a very good hitch with excellent sway control.
While shopping for a Motorhome we decided to wait and for now buy a travel trailer. I kept having to insist on nothing more than 1000 lb hitch weight and 30' in length. The sales guy told me the listed 925 lb hitch wt. was with the trailer's gross wt. 9500 lbs. I did want to get as big as possible but not over 30'. Those sales guys don't care one bit, they never considered hitch wt., axle limits or payload.
I weighed the tongue weight with a hitch scale and a home made scale, they both come in at 1150 lbs. The trailer by itself weighed 8600 lbs. I also weight the truck loaded with a full tank, it came in at 6000 lbs.
Now I have a better idea of how to distribute the weights in the safest manner with what I have to deal with. In the near future we plan on getting a Motorhome. Although my wife is considering trading her SUV for a 3/4 ton p/up. I don't care for superduty's due to their comfort and convenience. We do enjoy towing and camping with the trailer far more than we expected. I am very impressed with the F150's handling of the camper. I do have some experiences with WDH's and the Equalizer 4 point is a very good hitch with excellent sway control.
While shopping for a Motorhome we decided to wait and for now buy a travel trailer. I kept having to insist on nothing more than 1000 lb hitch weight and 30' in length. The sales guy told me the listed 925 lb hitch wt. was with the trailer's gross wt. 9500 lbs. I did want to get as big as possible but not over 30'. Those sales guys don't care one bit, they never considered hitch wt., axle limits or payload.
Very true. They don't care if people have accidents and get hurt or killed. Most are too stupid/uninformed to know better.
Very true. They don't care if people have accidents and get hurt or killed. Most are too stupid/uninformed to know better.
Uninformed for certain. I've learned more in the couple of months that I've been on this forum than I ever knew in decades of driving, and that includes pulling (thankfully small) trailers from time to time.
Give this spreadsheet a shot. Once all your numbers are plugged in, it will tell you how much weight is on each axle and whether or not your WDH is set up correctly.
Not to take up for salesmen but it’s the consumers responsibility to know the limitations of they’re vehicle.
I did know the limits and asked them to go over them with me before showing trailers. After they showed me trailers it was clear they don't care what your limits are. Not one salesman at several dealerships displayed full interest, they just looked at trailer weights. As you can see I bought a trailer that I was told the hitch weight max would be 925 lbs. As you can see this is the issue. Not trailer wt or my tv tow limits. You don't know until you weigh everything yourself. They know they have this angle and they don't care.
I did know the limits and asked them to go over them with me before showing trailers. After they showed me trailers it was clear they don't care what your limits are. Not one salesman at several dealerships displayed full interest, they just looked at trailer weights. As you can see I bought a trailer that I was told the hitch weight max would be 925 lbs. As you can see this is the issue. Not trailer wt or my tv tow limits. You don't know until you weigh everything yourself. They know they have this angle and they don't care.
honestly there are posts like this everyday on here and it's just as much ford's fault as it is the salesman's and it is the owner's... not that ford is unique in this, but all you hear from ford corporate is the new f150 can tow 13k pds and then that gets repeated by the dealer even though that's a specific package you need and without HDPP, good luck getting anywhere close to that when you take on 15% of 13k pds as tongue weight... then the trailer saleman quote 10% tongue weights on dry camper weights and the consumer never thinks to look at the towing guild
02-06-2018, 09:53 AM
