Re: [A/S] Longer-term living in an Airstream

[Matt Worner]

Maurice
Actual scale weight of 2000 PSD F-350 (crew cab, short box, 29 gal tank) was
just at 7700 pounds with full fuel and 2 persons (300# more or less) on board. 
Think 500 is too little adjustment for the
powersmoke, but can't be sure. IIRC the adjustment for the crew cab was about
140-150 pounds. Think the long bed tank is 35 gallons which should add about
35 pounds to above figures. QDM (Quick and
Dirty Math, the kind I do best.) LOL

> 250 for a tank of gas, 400 for people, 150 for
> misc stuff in the back seat and we're only at 7,500 lbs plus the
> trailer weight (shouldn't you keep it at 9,000 lbs or below to avoid
> going over the 9800 lb GVWR when people are on board?). Wouldn't
> that be well below the GCWR of 20,000?
>
> OTOH WRT truck GVWR, shouldn't that leave about 1,300 lbs out of the
> 8,800 lb GVWR? Or do you have to also add 800-1000 lbs of tongue
> weight

Yes, the tongue weight does go on the truck, but with a 10k# trailer you are
looking at a minimum of 1200 to max 1500 pounds of tongue. Properly weight
distributed means as much as 750# per axle,
375/wheel (adjust tyre pressure accordingly). Improperly weight distributed
means a LOUSY ride and major instability.

> to the truck GVW? That would eliminate the Harleys. So a F-
> 350 with 9,900 lb GVWR would be better?

You can run the figures again with the above adjustments, but it sure seems
that way to me. Just as a point of reference, I went with the 10,000 pound tow
rating for a 7100 pound trailer because I
like a LARGE comfort margin. Secondary to my geriatric senility, perhaps, but
as long as I had to wait for said senility, I'm taking every advantage of it I
can get.