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Old 07-07-2013, 09:44 PM   #1
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How Do You Know Your TV is Overloaded?

There are many threads that discuss the mathematics of calculating the proper formulas to determine the hitch and TV required for a given TT. How about posting a few hints to tell a driver that his TV is overloaded. For example: if your headlights are lighting up the sky and not the road, you might need a WD hitch.
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Old 07-07-2013, 10:59 PM   #2
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The only sure way is a trip to the scales and weigh the set-up. If it's a TT, you'll need 3 weigh ins...the truck by itself (front and rear axles weights), the truck and camper axles with the W/D bars unloaded, and the truck and camper axles with the W/D bars loaded. Compare the resulting numbers with the specs on the truck.

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