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Old 05-05-2017, 08:38 PM   #1
Larryjb
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I did a search for loading a trailmanor, and the best thread I came across so far was this one:
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...hlight=loading

Rick accounts for 1400 lbs extra due to fresh water, battery, AC, food, clothing, etc. I can lift an AC quite easily, so it's certainly less than 100 lbs. a batter may be close to 100 lbs, the fresh water in a 20 gal tank will add 160 lbs. These items will give you a total of 360 lbs tops, unless you're wiring several batteries in parallel to give you longer dry camps.

This leaves 1000 lbs in food and clothing in the trailer. I'm still trying to figure out what accounts for all the 1400 lbs.

I did a simple calculation on the absolute maximum I could load into my 2720:
Wheels are rated at 1870 lbs each. For a perfectly evenly weighted TM (side to side), that give a total maximum weight of 3740 lbs.

(Note: If I need a higher weight limit, I cannot increase the tire rating only, I have to upgrade the wheel too!)

Finding the dry weight for a 2720 was a little tricky as the label is badly faded in my TM. However, Nada states the weight of a 2720sl at 2680 lbs, so I'll go with that. If I use a WDH, I'll assume for now that all the tongue weight is transferred back to the wheel, so I'll go with 2680 lbs on both wheels.

This leaves 3740 lbs total maximum - 2680 lbs dry weight = 1060 lbs for cargo. The 20 gal water tank, battery, AC will add about 400 lbs, leaving me with:

600 lbs left over for food and other cargo.

Not much room left.

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I know that many here are using the OEM 14" rims on older TM, but looking at these calculations, I'm wondering if a lift kit + 15" upgraded wheels + D rated tires should be strongly advised, and instructions for doing so be put into the "Information you won't find anywhere else". I suppose this might seem alarmist, and the last thing we want is to scare potential buyers away from used TM (although the newer ones already have upgraded rims).

So, for an upgrade, I assume I need the following:

1) Lift kit (anyone make this yourselves? I image shipping of 2 tubular steel bars would be quite expensive)

2) 15" rims. Do I need 15x5.5; 5 lugs on 5.5?

3) D rated tires. I noticed that 225/75-R15 Endurance had MUCH higher rating than the 205/75-R15. Would the 225 fit?
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