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Old 11-29-2010, 07:19 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by scrubjaysnest View Post
We weighed the Coleman while in Alaska this year with all our gear. The pop-up was 2800# total and on the axle it was 2640#.
Oh my. With 2800 pounds total, and 2640 pounds on the axle, that means 160 pounds hitch weight. That's less than 6% of the total weight. Minimum hitch weight is generally agreed to be 10%, and TMs put more like 14% on the hitch, eliminating sway problems. Did you experience any sway problems with the Coleman?

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