Grit dog
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Ok great, it’s a vee nose. You’re right. Now since you’re sure the axle needs relocated maybe first come to your senses and use that great deductive process to figure out where the load of pet rocks is stashed in the back of the camper.
I can all but guarantee that there’s no TT produced with a 7lb tongue weight… but it’s fun to read these stories…
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Huntindog
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V nose Vibe
Google is your friend. I have seen those off and on over the years. They can get a little more interior room by using the toungue area. I do not think they ever sold many though.
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ivbinconned
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I agree with you grit that sway control should not ever be needed with a single axel.
However FR did make this one with the bath in the nose. I was in it. Perhaps it was a short lived floor plan for good reason.
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opnspaces
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Thanks for the posts ivbinconned and Huntindog that's a huge rear storage area for such a small trailer.
My guess is they just have too much heavy stuff in the rear lightening to tongue load. But moving the rear axle a full 2 feet seems a bit drastic and might even bend the light frame because of the leverage.
If you're going to attempt a one off repair customized to the owners current load I would get the actual loaded weight as it sits. Then using a jack and jack stands move the pivot point back until you achieve a 13% tongue load. You might find a change of as little of 6 inches gives you the weight you want.
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goducks10
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According to the specs it comes with a TW near 10% so it should to fine empty. As mentioned it sounds like the owner is not loading it correctly.
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Grit dog
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^Beat me to it. Thx to huntindog for finding an informational link. What’s in the “large pass thru storage” in the aft end?
Yes campers can be designed to end up with less than optimum weight distribution fore to aft. And the opportunity to load up the tail end of an especially a single axle is a recipe for potential issues.
Like the exact opposite in our toyhauler and most all toyhaulers. Designed to load the aft end heavy (with toys) and no opportunity to really shift moveabke weight aft if not for the toys, they’re designed very nose heavy and the bulk of the storage (wardrobes, under bed and pass thru) are all at the very front. Makes for VERY stable towing if one can handle the tongue weight appropriately. And the polar opposite, literally, of the TT in question.
Maybe the mother in law could ride on the commode during road trips? Lol. That would add about 269 lbs of tongue weight in my situation! Hahaha
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