Per Heartland specifications, are the hitch weights advertised on the spec sheet the dry pin weight or the maximum? If the max, what is the dry?
i.e. for the 3300 QS (guess which model I am a proud owner of), the spec sheet has a max gross weight of 13965 and a hitch weight of 1965. I would think this would be the max - 13965 less 12000 for the axles = 1965. To quote Homer, "Duh". So what's the empty hitch weight?
Fore and aft loading is critical. The the positioning of the slides relative to the hitch and axles would have a direct bearing on the hitch weigh and may be the factor that accounts for the hitch weight delta amongst the different models. If that quoted is the max, you need to know the dry hitch weight along with the dry weight on the sticker in order to safely load the vehicle.
I'm not spliting hairs here. Obviously, I need to weigh my trailer - I have weighed my truck. But from a risk management perspective, heartland should do this at the factory when they weight the rig for the dry weight. Additionally, heartland should provide a means to accurately calcualte hitch weight, really ensure that the vehicles are within CG, so that owners don't inadvertantly overload their tow vehicles or load in way that creates an unsafe condition.
Thanks,
Mike
i.e. for the 3300 QS (guess which model I am a proud owner of), the spec sheet has a max gross weight of 13965 and a hitch weight of 1965. I would think this would be the max - 13965 less 12000 for the axles = 1965. To quote Homer, "Duh". So what's the empty hitch weight?
Fore and aft loading is critical. The the positioning of the slides relative to the hitch and axles would have a direct bearing on the hitch weigh and may be the factor that accounts for the hitch weight delta amongst the different models. If that quoted is the max, you need to know the dry hitch weight along with the dry weight on the sticker in order to safely load the vehicle.
I'm not spliting hairs here. Obviously, I need to weigh my trailer - I have weighed my truck. But from a risk management perspective, heartland should do this at the factory when they weight the rig for the dry weight. Additionally, heartland should provide a means to accurately calcualte hitch weight, really ensure that the vehicles are within CG, so that owners don't inadvertantly overload their tow vehicles or load in way that creates an unsafe condition.
Thanks,
Mike