eluwak
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We purchased a NT 28BRS last Fall and am thinking that the tongue is lighter than I would like it to be. Right now the trailer weight is 5700 lbs, and the tongue weight is 620 lbs (10.8 %). When driving it feels just a little squirrely in the rear. I tow with the F150 in the sig using a fixed head Blue Ox SwayPro with 1000 lbs bars. I think if I can shift weight forward then it might drive better down the road. When we pulled it home the truck only had 700 miles on it and the suspension seems to have loosened up a bit which is I think why I am feeling it now.
Has anyone else has this problem?
Things I'm considering include:
- Relocate spare tire to tongue from rear. I know other versions of the NT trailers have it mounted there. Are the battery tray bars strong enough to hold the tire if I clamped it on there?
- Install second battery. I don't need it since we don't boondock, so maybe I can fit some cinder blocks in battery boxes instead.
- Install bike rack on tongue. We have two adult bikes and two kids bikes that I had initially planned to put in the bed of the truck, but I can move some or all to the tongue if there was a rack there.
I'm thinking that I would like it if there was another 100-200 lbs on the tongue. Without increasing weight 15% would be 855 lbs, so I have some room to grow.
Thoughts?
Has anyone else has this problem?
Things I'm considering include:
- Relocate spare tire to tongue from rear. I know other versions of the NT trailers have it mounted there. Are the battery tray bars strong enough to hold the tire if I clamped it on there?
- Install second battery. I don't need it since we don't boondock, so maybe I can fit some cinder blocks in battery boxes instead.
- Install bike rack on tongue. We have two adult bikes and two kids bikes that I had initially planned to put in the bed of the truck, but I can move some or all to the tongue if there was a rack there.
I'm thinking that I would like it if there was another 100-200 lbs on the tongue. Without increasing weight 15% would be 855 lbs, so I have some room to grow.
Thoughts?
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