How much does the 2619 really weigh?

Originally Posted by M&M Hokie

I weighed a fully loaded (including full hot/fresh water) 2720 and it came in at 3980. I failed to do a tongue weight measurement then. However, if you adjust my weight by the difference in dry weights listed on the TM website between a 2720 and a 2619 and figure I had about 40-50 pounds of stuff in the extra storage that you wouldn't have, it ought to give you a decent first approximation. My config included all optional cabinets, the awning, the air conditioner, 40-gal water tank, dual propane, and two 6V batteries. I also had things like folding lawn chairs and a pop-up shade thing in there. I weighed the extras like the chairs, pop-up, cabinets, etc so I could give you more data if you want it.

Interesting.

According to all the documentation I have read, a TM 2720 has an axle limit of 3,500 pounds. Either TM has upgraded the axle on newer models or you are overweight.

My 2008 2720sl axle states 3500 max excluding rims. I don't understand then why does the sticker on the left side display GAWR 3640. The GVWR is 4217 even if you minus 500 pounds of tongue weight it seems the axle could be overloaded if you go to the GVWR. I hope someone can explain this to me. I'm sure there is an explanation. I'm hoping to weigh the trailer tomorrow.

Originally Posted by PopBeavers

Interesting.

According to all the documentation I have read, a TM 2720 has an axle limit of 3,500 pounds. Either TM has upgraded the axle on newer models or you are overweight.

I was certainly close to it on that particular day back in August but I didn't weigh axle and tongue separately to see how the load was distributed.

The GVWR for my TM is 4166 lbs and the GAWR is 3640 lbs.

Now that I have a new TV, I am going to load both the TV and TM up and go do a nice axle-by-axle science project over at the base scale. I would like to compare things with the WDH at various levels of loading. (It is nice to have access to a free scale) I may opt to eliminate the WDH altogether.

I am thinking that the following weighings would capture a lot of meaningful data.

TV Only: Front Axle, Rear Axle
TV+TM with No Tension on WDH: Front Axle, Rear Axle, TM Axle
TV+TM with 2 loose links on WDH: Front Axle, Rear Axle, TM Axle
TV+TM with 4 loose links on WDH: Front Axle, Rear Axle, TM Axle

For each configuration I will also measure the fender heights on the TV to capture how it sags under the various load configurations.

Any further suggestions on how I could tweak the the experiment to maximize information return?

It will be interesting to see how much weight the WDH adds to the front axle and to the trailer axle and removes from the rear axle, thanks in advance for doing the test. Robert