ww tongue weight?

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I know they are way under rated on the factory literature, and I know they are f-n heavy as shit.

Anyone here know there tongue weight on a ww bumper pull?

I have an 07' fsw 34, (yea, its 40' feet tip to tip) all the bumper pull larger models & years would be sorta close, sorta. Anyways, anyone have know the tongue weight?


Please advise, thanks in advance


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stonehenge said:
I know they are way under rated on the factory literature, and I know they are f-n heavy as shit.

Anyone here know there tongue weight on a ww bumper pull?

I have an 07' fsw 34, (yea, its 40' feet tip to tip) all the bumper pull larger models & years would be sorta close, sorta. Anyways, anyone have know the tongue weight?


Please advise, thanks in advance


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That thing is HUGE!!!

I weighed my 26 way back in the day, but I only remember the total of my truck And trailer. I was at 19.6k fully loaded.

What's your monster weigh in at?
 
I remember watching a buddys WW 34' bumper pull into camp and the tongue and frame always flexed alot and looked sketchy.

At 40' whole chit!
 
I had a 2004 FS3000 with no slides.
I weighed my tongue weight in multiple configurations using a Sherline tongue weight scale.

All weights included 2 6V batteries on the tongue, full propane and 30 gallons of gas in the fuel tank.

1. No water, no toys: 1275lbs.
2. Full water, no toys: 1650lbs.
3. Full water, 2 full size quads, 1 golf cart in the back: 1600lbs

These trailers have LOTS of tongue weight.

The 26' was even worse, with just 2 axles.

Hope this helps.
 
Obviously, what is in it dictates the number but my memory, best guess and research puts you at a 1500 - 1800 lb tongue weight.
 
lincster said:
I had a 2004 FS3000 with no slides.
I weighed my tongue weight in multiple configurations using a Sherline tongue weight scale.

All weights included 2 6V batteries on the tongue, full propane and 30 gallons of gas in the fuel tank.

1. No water, no toys: 1275lbs.
2. Full water, no toys: 1650lbs.
3. Full water, 2 full size quads, 1 golf cart in the back: 1600lbs

These trailers have LOTS of tongue weight.

The 26' was even worse, with just 2 axles.

Hope this helps.
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My Forest River 28' was similar to the above, except a rear engine buggy and 1 quad in the back.
 
rivermobster said:
That thing is HUGE!!!

I weighed my 26 way back in the day, but I only remember the total of my truck And trailer. I was at 19.6k fully loaded.

What's your monster weigh in at?
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I have never weighed it, it tows like a dream if it the water tanks are full, regardless if its loaded or not. No sway or wag. Very planted feeling, I assume the triple axle and bigger wheels & tires help. The rig has had the frame upgrade. We ordered it brand new with a shit ton of options, GAFFIX DELETE, and have been adding stuff along the way. It is garaged in the summer and spends "many" days in G during the winter. (never more than 14 days in one spot without moving an appreciable amount of space) lol

The reason for my inquire on the tongue weight is, the rv garage it goes through is rather tight, was looking at tow dollys, i.e. power casters, the heavy duty reinforced one can move 30,000lbs, with a 2,500lbs tongue weight, allegedly. Which both are well within my specs, even the over/under inflated specs. It would be all cement/pavement with one little, tiny slope curb to roll up at one point, (which could be modified if needed)
https://powercaster.com/electric-trailer-dolly-models/
But they ain't free.

When I use my truck, the ol' kiester is on max pucker factor, and doing it solo is touch and go at best. Had a few close calls with my roof over hang, etc.

Thought I would cheat and get one of these and just roll the fucking beast in. I have seen them being used at rv places all day long, and no a fork-lift is not in my wheel house, lol
 
Are you sure? Everyone needs a forklift. Not everyone needs fwd, just reverse it in LOL

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Crusty said:
Are you sure? Everyone needs a forklift. Not everyone needs fwd, just reverse it in LOL

inlandempire.craigslist.org

Nissan propane forklift - heavy equipment - by owner - sale - craigslist

Engine good, hydraulics good, starts runs but does not move forward.. however it does move in reverse, we don't know what the issue is and don't have the time, 4,500 capacity, low hours ( 10 k )...
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The reason a forklift isn't in my wheel house is I have no place to park it, and I'm not sure if I know how to drive one, lol
 
I had a 07 FSW 34 that measured 42' from ball to rear. I hung a load cell from my forklift and the actual tongue weight was 2550 with roughly 100 gallons of water, no sand car or dirt bikes. In the 6 years I owned it I went thru 2 class 5 truck hitches due to wear in the pin and also cracked one equalizer brand hitch (luckily i noticed the crack starting). with 90psi in my airbags it actually towed pretty good! I kind of miss that trailer, I was scared to run it over scales but it felt heavier than the 3905 FW i have now!
 
stonehenge said:
I have never weighed it, it tows like a dream if it the water tanks are full, regardless if its loaded or not. No sway or wag. Very planted feeling, I assume the triple axle and bigger wheels & tires help. The rig has had the frame upgrade. We ordered it brand new with a shit ton of options, GAFFIX DELETE, and have been adding stuff along the way. It is garaged in the summer and spends "many" days in G during the winter. (never more than 14 days in one spot without moving an appreciable amount of space) lol

The reason for my inquire on the tongue weight is, the rv garage it goes through is rather tight, was looking at tow dollys, i.e. power casters, the heavy duty reinforced one can move 30,000lbs, with a 2,500lbs tongue weight, allegedly. Which both are well within my specs, even the over/under inflated specs. It would be all cement/pavement with one little, tiny slope curb to roll up at one point, (which could be modified if needed)
https://powercaster.com/electric-trailer-dolly-models/
But they ain't free.

When I use my truck, the ol' kiester is on max pucker factor, and doing it solo is touch and go at best. Had a few close calls with my roof over hang, etc.

Thought I would cheat and get one of these and just roll the fucking beast in. I have seen them being used at rv places all day long, and no a fork-lift is not in my wheel house, lol
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Naw. Mine tows nice too. 👍🏼

It's the LACK of tongue weight that makes a trailer tow funky, no matter how big or small it is!

But of course, you have to have a truck that can handle that tongue weight. The F150 need not apply. 😜
 
mc22 said:
I had a 07 FSW 34 that measured 42' from ball to rear. I hung a load cell from my forklift and the actual tongue weight was 2550 with roughly 100 gallons of water, no sand car or dirt bikes. In the 6 years I owned it I went thru 2 class 5 truck hitches due to wear in the pin and also cracked one equalizer brand hitch (luckily i noticed the crack starting). with 90psi in my airbags it actually towed pretty good! I kind of miss that trailer, I was scared to run it over scales but it felt heavier than the 3905 FW i have now!
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My FB26 felt heavier than my LE3705, crazy the difference between 5th wheel and bumper pulls feel.
 
rivermobster said:
Naw. Mine tows nice too. 👍🏼

It's the LACK of tongue weight that makes a trailer tow funky, no matter how big or small it is!

But of course, you have to have a truck that can handle that tongue weight. The F150 need not apply. 😜
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But bro' my f1 fiddy can tow 14k and my ghey homies Tundra can pull more that that.
 
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