Originally posted by Yoda
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I agree with trying to increase pin weight - would love to get closer to 20%! Prior to my next visit to the CAT scales, I am planning to get as much of the cargo as possible in the most-forward part of the rig and closest to the pin. I have weighed all of our camping stuff including the new king mattress and additional 12V battery and I will have close to 400 lbs of weight in the front portion of the rig. I already had the motorcycle as far forward in the garage as possible, but will remove the saddle bags and top box which will reduce the weight on the rear tire of the bike in the garage by 42 lbs.
Good to hear you do not have issues carrying fresh water. Our ~100 gallon fresh water tank is behind the axles but close to them. I am currently thinking about adding 25 gallons to our fresh water tank prior to visiting the scales. That would be about 200 lbs of water behind the axles and enough to boondock for a night or two perhaps with augmenting the water supply with jugs. I also have about 15 gallons of gasoline / 95 lbs in the 30 gallon tank farther behind the axles.
To reiterate, the fish tailing / sway I noticed in the mirrors was minor. At no time did I ever feel like things were going to get out of control, but again this is all new to me so I wanted to query the forum for input. Really appreciate all of the input on this topic!
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