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slowmover · 10-16-2009, 07:22 PM

I appreciate the time and effort, this is an excellent thread. But, numbers are still needed for vehicle weight:

Vehicle, solo (full fuel, passenger & zero load)
Vehicle, solo, (as above, but with a representative work load)

Trailer, dead empty (plus tongue weight)
Trailer, loaded, (and again, tongue weight)

Gross of rig, with steer, drive and trailer axle represented separately (empty and loaded would be best).

What is the truck manufacturer weight requirement for a load-equalizing hitch to be installed (also called a weight distribution hitch)?

Even my 3/4T diesel requires one after 350-lbs on hitch receiver.
(Irrelevant that this is ignored in "real world"; there is a benefit to having it done correctly re economy and safety).

Scale numbers are the magic.

I recently completed a 300-mile drive with a 12'L 6'H trailer where the GCWR was between 12-13,000-lbs (truck in sig); 59 mph, varying light cross winds and traversed a major city. 19 mpg.

How do our rigs compare? Without weight numbers, it's hard to do. In other words, what was the fuel cost per mile, loaded? What is the maximum load possible? Etc.

Thanks for the numbers provided, I think that Ridgeline is a good vehicle where a trailer can carry the bulky stuff.

10-16-2009, 07:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
slowmover Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 2,442 2004 CTD - '04 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 19.36 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 737 Times in 557 Posts	I appreciate the time and effort, this is an excellent thread. But, numbers are still needed for vehicle weight: Vehicle, solo (full fuel, passenger & zero load) Vehicle, solo, (as above, but with a representative work load) Trailer, dead empty (plus tongue weight) Trailer, loaded, (and again, tongue weight) Gross of rig, with steer, drive and trailer axle represented separately (empty and loaded would be best). What is the truck manufacturer weight requirement for a load-equalizing hitch to be installed (also called a weight distribution hitch)? Even my 3/4T diesel requires one after 350-lbs on hitch receiver. (Irrelevant that this is ignored in "real world"; there is a benefit to having it done correctly re economy and safety). Scale numbers are the magic. I recently completed a 300-mile drive with a 12'L 6'H trailer where the GCWR was between 12-13,000-lbs (truck in sig); 59 mph, varying light cross winds and traversed a major city. 19 mpg. How do our rigs compare? Without weight numbers, it's hard to do. In other words, what was the fuel cost per mile, loaded? What is the maximum load possible? Etc. Thanks for the numbers provided, I think that Ridgeline is a good vehicle where a trailer can carry the bulky stuff.