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03-05-2021, 10:01 AM #71
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03-05-2021, 10:30 AM #72
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RV/Truck newbies here and need some advice.
Last edited by NB Canada; 03-05-2021 at 10:43 AM.
2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 Crew 1840lb payload
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03-05-2021, 12:05 PM #73
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As to the weaknesses in your previous statements regarding never lightening tounge weight, others can judge for themselves.
The statement regarding being overweight came from your own words and I quote, “I would rather “overload” the suggested payload of a vehicle before I would attempt to lighten a tongue.”
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03-05-2021, 12:15 PM #74
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03-05-2021, 12:38 PM #76
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RV/Truck newbies here and need some advice.
It won’t sway that I know
What do you think will happen if you are over payload by 200 pounds? A catastrophic failure?
We can continue this all day but sway is the biggest issue towing. The heavier you can get the TW the likelihood of sway is reduced. Period. Has nothing to do with payload but by reading your first post a newcomer might think adding weight to the rear to make payload numbers work is good advice and it is not
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2021 Imagine 2400 BH
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03-05-2021, 03:02 PM #77
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No more likely to have catastrophic failure than to cause sway by reducing tongue weight from 15% to 13% to stay within tow vehicles payload limits and within the generally recognized tongue weight guidance.
It’s not clear to me where you ascertained sway is the biggest towing issue. I see far more tow vehicles with sagging rear ends and obviously overweight hitches than swaying trailers. Westlake tires and spring hangers also come to mind.
Can’t be seponsible for what a newcomer thinks, but only for what I said, which was to maintain with limits and within the sweet spot for minimizing sway.
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03-05-2021, 03:16 PM #78
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03-24-2024, 04:20 PM #79
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I purchased a Transcend 240ML and love it. When we bought it we had a 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn. I don't know much about towing capacity. The dealership I bought it from said our truck would be able to pull it. We purchased it and did a 600 mile round trip shortly after. We kept it light. We used paper plates and plastic cups, didn't buy food until we got close to our destination, and didn't fill our water until we got there. I did notice, we were gassing up at every gas station we saw. It didn't like pulling up grades. I know the truck drivers weren't happy with us. It made it a pretty stressful trip. I didn't notice any sway as previously mentioned, it handled great on the highway, with the storage in the front most of your weights in the front near the tongue if you ask me.
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