Post by idunno on Feb 3, 2016 21:42:00 GMT -5
We are having trouble deciding which Equal-i-zer hitch to buy.
Our tow vehicle is a 2014 Chevy 1500, double cab, max to 9600, 5.3L, 3.42 gears, 143wb, 4x4
Our trailer is a 2016 241RKS, dry wt 4575, wet wt 6,000, dry hitch wt is 502. (or so the brochure says, it's still at the dealer)
My question is should I get the hitch with the 1,000 lb spring bars or the 1,200 lb spring bars.
Although we do not plan to tow at the max wt of 6,000 I figured I should base my calculations on that until I can load up for camping and get it on a scale.
At 6,000 a 10 - 15% tongue weight would be 600 to 900 lbs. I'm not sure how much I will have in the truck behind the rear axle but with the weight of the hitch plus
some fire wood that could be 100 or 200 lbs. Depending on the weights I use in the equali-z-er hitch selector it says I could go with the 1000 lb bars but I'm close to the limit or over
and should upgrade to the 1200 lb bars.
I called Equal-i-zer and they said the 1000 should be good and that the 1200 would give a stiff ride. I don't know which to get since this is our first travel trailer. I also wonder if too much
weight distribution could be bad for towing, handling, or damage the trailer.
Since we've graduated from tent camping with a loaded SUV we know what items we'll leave behind, but we know we'll be adding a lot of gear too so we really don't know how much we will put in the truck and trailer and what the weights will be.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Our tow vehicle is a 2014 Chevy 1500, double cab, max to 9600, 5.3L, 3.42 gears, 143wb, 4x4
Our trailer is a 2016 241RKS, dry wt 4575, wet wt 6,000, dry hitch wt is 502. (or so the brochure says, it's still at the dealer)
My question is should I get the hitch with the 1,000 lb spring bars or the 1,200 lb spring bars.
Although we do not plan to tow at the max wt of 6,000 I figured I should base my calculations on that until I can load up for camping and get it on a scale.
At 6,000 a 10 - 15% tongue weight would be 600 to 900 lbs. I'm not sure how much I will have in the truck behind the rear axle but with the weight of the hitch plus
some fire wood that could be 100 or 200 lbs. Depending on the weights I use in the equali-z-er hitch selector it says I could go with the 1000 lb bars but I'm close to the limit or over
and should upgrade to the 1200 lb bars.
I called Equal-i-zer and they said the 1000 should be good and that the 1200 would give a stiff ride. I don't know which to get since this is our first travel trailer. I also wonder if too much
weight distribution could be bad for towing, handling, or damage the trailer.
Since we've graduated from tent camping with a loaded SUV we know what items we'll leave behind, but we know we'll be adding a lot of gear too so we really don't know how much we will put in the truck and trailer and what the weights will be.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
