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I recently returned from a 1600 mile trip with my 26' enclosed car carrier with a 4700 lb vehicle.I have the Reece equalizer setup and is adjusted to all the right heights and specs.It pull's fine and does not "wiggle" but it gives you an uneasy feeling when being passed.Not just semi's but small vehicles also.
Here are the numbers;
Truck is an 06' F-250 4x4 Longbed 10k gvw on factory LT 275/65 20 tires.Steer axle is 4860lbs and drive is 3300 lbs.
Loaded w/ trailer: steer is 4760 lbs drive 4280 lbs and trailer is 8460 lbs.Do I have enough weight on the drive?
Thanks.
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880 lbs of tongue weight on a trialer that weighs 9340. That is less than 10% tongue weight. You want more tongue weight on that setup. put another 300-400 lbs. on it and you will notice some difference. tag trailers are always going to feel a little weird. It is their nature to pull crappy. I would reverse the psi on your tires. Run the rears 75-78 and the fronts 68-75. It will not hurt your rolling resistance (fuel economy) to pump the tires up
I recently returned from a 1600 mile trip with my 26' enclosed car carrier with a 4700 lb vehicle.I have the Reece equalizer setup and is adjusted to all the right heights and specs.It pull's fine and does not "wiggle" but it gives you an uneasy feeling when being passed.Not just semi's but small vehicles also.
Here are the numbers;
Truck is an 06' F-250 4x4 Longbed 10k gvw on factory LT 275/65 20 tires.Steer axle is 4860lbs and drive is 3300 lbs.
Loaded w/ trailer: steer is 4760 lbs drive 4280 lbs and trailer is 8460 lbs.Do I have enough weight on the drive?
Thanks.
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880 lbs of tongue weight on a trialer that weighs 9340. That is less than 10% tongue weight. You want more tongue weight on that setup. put another 300-400 lbs. on it and you will notice some difference. tag trailers are always going to feel a little weird. It is their nature to pull crappy. I would reverse the psi on your tires. Run the rears 75-78 and the fronts 68-75. It will not hurt your rolling resistance (fuel economy) to pump the tires up
