Hello all. New member here and just bought a 2014 Voltage 3950 Epic III with full body paint. I'm a commercial vehicle enforcement officer and have certified portable scales. I weighed the trailer and TV and wanted to share what I discovered.
My TV is a 2008 Ford F450 Lariat 4X4 with 4.30 gears. The hitch is a B&W turn over ball with the 20K Companion hitch. The weights, with full water, fuel and LP, as well as our two Yamaha Bruin 350 quads, two mountain bikes, clothes and food for four days, were as follows:
TV with no passengers full fuel and hitch:
Front axle- 5150 lbs
Rear axle- 4100 lbs Total 9250
Rear axle with trailer- 8,100
Pin weight 4,000 lbs
3950 weights were as follows:
Front axle, left side- 2750
right side- 3400 Total 6150
Center axle left side- 3000
right side- 3600 Total 6600
Rear axle, left side- 2950
rear axle- 3750 Total 6700
Total trailer weight 19,450 lbs
TV and trailer weight 28,700 lbs
Throw me and the missus in at 400 lbs and we're over 29K
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So, I guess the moral of this story is that these things are HEAVY!! You really need to be aware of the weights so you can make the right choice for a TV. The "oh yeah, you can tow that with a 3/4 ton" salesman line is just that, a line for a sale!!
Anyway, I know this was a bit long winded but hopefully this'll help someone in a decision making mode!!
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