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CA Traveler wrote:JRscooby wrote:CA Traveler wrote:
It's air suspension and the tag is adjustable. Possibly with the tag set to 10,000 lbs it could make up the difference of the steel structure and car weight located about 13' behind the tag. Right now I can't quickly get my head around the lever arm math.
Even though the suspension can be raised 6" with modification that would be an very poor choice for traveling but works well for air leveling.
I suspect that the stability and safety of a RV is compromised with a car on the back. Probably is fine for normal traffic.
That’s 1800 lbs off the rear, on 3 DPs over 120+K miles. Takes 700 lbs off the front axle
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JRscooby wrote:Not the greatest design for my unit. Front axle is maxed at just under 14K, back axle is maxed at just under 20K. I wanted to increase the 5K tag and reduce the drive weight but can't with the front maxed. And if I emptied the cargo it wouldn't help much.CA Traveler wrote:
It's air suspension and the tag is adjustable. Possibly with the tag set to 10,000 lbs it could make up the difference of the steel structure and car weight located about 13' behind the tag. Right now I can't quickly get my head around the lever arm math.
Even though the suspension can be raised 6" with modification that would be an very poor choice for traveling but works well for air leveling.
Don't know much about MH, but a lifetime of messing with trucks I always found a rougher ride when some axles maxed out, while others where unloaded.
Jun-21-2020 05:34 AM
CA Traveler wrote:
It's air suspension and the tag is adjustable. Possibly with the tag set to 10,000 lbs it could make up the difference of the steel structure and car weight located about 13' behind the tag. Right now I can't quickly get my head around the lever arm math.
Even though the suspension can be raised 6" with modification that would be an very poor choice for traveling but works well for air leveling.
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CA Traveler wrote:
Weight wise I could likely have a car on the back of the MH. Front axle and drive are maxed out but the 10,000 tag has only 5,000 lbs.
Don't get me started on this design...
There is also limited ground clearance - what do you do for more inside headroom? Answer - lower the rig to the ground of course.
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