Well now, there you would be wrong. Or, possibly wrong, depending on the girth of said wife. Placing too much weight behind the axles of the trailer could lower your tongue weight. On the off chance that you wife is named Big Bertha, but not to her face of course, you could cause some significant sway problem. Ah, that's sway of the trailer, not of Bertha's ample hips. Too light of a tongue (that's the trailer's tongue) is almost a guarantee that the trailer is going to sway.

The general rule of thumb is that there must be 10% of the trailers weight on the tongue to eliminate as much sway as possible. The more tongue weight the less likely the trailer is to sway.

The easiest way to get to 10% is to have your trailer weighed when it is fully loaded and ready to head out for camping (water, propane, supplies, etc). A tongue scale comes in handy here, but only to get the actual tongue weight. Look for a CAT scale nearby, usually at a truck stop.

 

Can't I just estimate what the cat weighs? Say maybe 15 pounds?

 

While I doubt your cat is trained well enough to sit in one place long enough to be weighed (without sedatives involved) an estimate in this case is probably sufficient. The cat may not be happy riding in the trailer, especially if use of the litter box during transit is required.

 

So the litter box should ride in the truck!?!?

Man am I glad I don't have a cat!!!

 

That's why we have two cats. They don't mind staying home, while a dog would throw a fit and destroy the house if left behind. Two cats equals twice as much not caring.

 

Took advantage of warm weather today and cleaned the truck and trailers.

 

Warm weather? Did it warm up to +2° today?

Down here it's cold when water turns to a solid.

Nice looking rig by the way

 

1997 F350 XLT 7.3 CCLB dually with Montana mountaineer 335RLBS


2008 F350 6.4 Lariat CCLB with Jayco eagle 330RLTS

2018 F250 XLT 6.2 /4.3 locking SCLB 40 console 40 seats upfitter camper springs on order due Feb 8 2018

 

Nice combo wingdavid.

 

2017 Keystone Hideout 28BHS-Husky Centerline WDH
2017 Ford F250 XLT Premium 6.7L CC Blue Jean Metalic--25% Ceramic Tint in front, 15% factory tint in rear

 

Our '01 7.3 with a 30' camper and 16' utility trailer. Play hard!

 

That's what I've always done as well. I'd rather overload the truck, than the trailer. As long as my airbags can level the truck.

 

Impressive setup. Kudos on your choice for parking.

 

Just picked it up today...




2018 Eagle HT 24BHTS with F350 Platinum CCSB SRW

 

Nice!