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Old 02-23-2011, 10:29 AM   #6
rotaxman
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All good advice posted. You need to see what the door jam sticker on your truck says your front and rear axles are rated to carry.

Load the truck with full fuel and any passengers and other gear that you may take on the road with you get your trailer also loaded like it would be when you go on the road and go to the cat scale.

Most all cat scales will let you make multiple weights on the scale. Sometimes for a small extra fee. Cut your trailer off and weigh the truck put your front axle on one platform and your rear axle on another platform.

Next get the trailer and do the same thing again this time putting the trailer tires on yet another platform.

Then take the figures and see if you are over any of the axle weights posted on the door jam of the truck and total GCVW of the truck.

By doing this you will know just where you are with the weights.

You can make modifications to suspension and other things but the main problem is being over what the axles, tires and wheels are rated to carry. If you end up being over what either axle is rated for then there isn't much you can do about that except get a bigger truck.

Mike is pretty dead on about salesmen if they are talking then they are most likely telling a lie. I have had one that was truthful she is who we bought our first Mobile Suite from. We have become close personal friends with her. She is the exception to the rule. I'm sure there are others but they are far and few between.

As always good camping
Joyce and Jerry
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