Hello all,
I’m a new member here and need to run something by the community. I recently bought new 35ft travel trailer and towing it with 2011 Expedition EL limited. The trailer is Wilderness 3150DS. The dealer installed a Equalizer hitch for me but I don’t think it was setup properly. I had about 3” squat in the rear axle and had some sway issues on the way home from the dealer. I did some adjustments on the hitch and would like to get some opinions.
Here are my measurements. (Done without any passengers)
TV only – no Trailer
Front wheel well height – 35 ¾
Rear wheel well height – 35 ¼
TV and TT – No weight distribution engaged
Front wheel well height – 36 3/8
Rear wheel well height – 33 3/8
TV and TT – With weight distribution engaged
Front wheel well height – 35 ¾
Rear wheel well height – 34 1/8
I also decided to drive 40 mi to CAT scale and here are my weights with passengers.
TV only – no Trailer
Front Axle load – 3240
Rear Axle load – 3560
TV and TT – No weight distribution engaged
Front Axle load – 2700
Rear Axle load – 5060
Trailer Axles load – 6480
TV and TT – With weight distribution engaged
Front Axle load – 3180
Rear Axle load – 4380
Trailer Axles load – 6660
According to my calculation I have the following:
TV weight = 6800
Gross Combined Weight = 14240
TT Weight = 7440
Tongue Weight = 960
According to the above weights I’m about 70lbs over the hitch limit and about 130 lbs over the Rear axle limit.
My next move is to try to adjust weight distribution and move more weight to the front axle.
Any thoughts?
I’m a new member here and need to run something by the community. I recently bought new 35ft travel trailer and towing it with 2011 Expedition EL limited. The trailer is Wilderness 3150DS. The dealer installed a Equalizer hitch for me but I don’t think it was setup properly. I had about 3” squat in the rear axle and had some sway issues on the way home from the dealer. I did some adjustments on the hitch and would like to get some opinions.
Here are my measurements. (Done without any passengers)
TV only – no Trailer
Front wheel well height – 35 ¾
Rear wheel well height – 35 ¼
TV and TT – No weight distribution engaged
Front wheel well height – 36 3/8
Rear wheel well height – 33 3/8
TV and TT – With weight distribution engaged
Front wheel well height – 35 ¾
Rear wheel well height – 34 1/8
I also decided to drive 40 mi to CAT scale and here are my weights with passengers.
TV only – no Trailer
Front Axle load – 3240
Rear Axle load – 3560
TV and TT – No weight distribution engaged
Front Axle load – 2700
Rear Axle load – 5060
Trailer Axles load – 6480
TV and TT – With weight distribution engaged
Front Axle load – 3180
Rear Axle load – 4380
Trailer Axles load – 6660
According to my calculation I have the following:
TV weight = 6800
Gross Combined Weight = 14240
TT Weight = 7440
Tongue Weight = 960
According to the above weights I’m about 70lbs over the hitch limit and about 130 lbs over the Rear axle limit.
My next move is to try to adjust weight distribution and move more weight to the front axle.
Any thoughts?
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