One of my many personality defects!Is it a 200 thing where we can’t pull all the way into a parking spot? I do the same thing all the time. Looks like a great trip, nice hunting dogs.

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One of my many personality defects!Is it a 200 thing where we can’t pull all the way into a parking spot? I do the same thing all the time. Looks like a great trip, nice hunting dogs.
This is what I use.I am having a crazy (?) idea of pulling a 7x14 cargo trailer with my 200. ATC Sto 400, aluminium dual axle trailer. 7700 lbs. GVWR. Unladen weight under 2000 lbs.
I don't plan on loading it up to the gills, but how do I determine the tongue weight is ok, short of taking the rig to a scale? I am planning on stiffer springs anyway, and I suppose airbags are in my future. Not sure about weight distributing hitch, but looks like that is highly recommended. But then I am reading weight distribution hitches do not play nicely with aluminum frames...
If you’re okay with a bit of mathematics and have a bathroom scale, you can use this method. Just ignore the Range Rover.I am having a crazy (?) idea of pulling a 7x14 cargo trailer with my 200. ATC Sto 400, aluminium dual axle trailer. 7700 lbs. GVWR. Unladen weight under 2000 lbs.
I don't plan on loading it up to the gills, but how do I determine the tongue weight is ok, short of taking the rig to a scale? I am planning on stiffer springs anyway, and I suppose airbags are in my future. Not sure about weight distributing hitch, but looks like that is highly recommended. But then I am reading weight distribution hitches do not play nicely with aluminum frames...
This is what I use.
The weight you’re describing is within the limits of your Cruiser so you should be fine assuming the trailer has brakes.
I am having a crazy (?) idea of pulling a 7x14 cargo trailer with my 200. ATC Sto 400, aluminium dual axle trailer. 7700 lbs. GVWR. Unladen weight under 2000 lbs.
I don't plan on loading it up to the gills, but how do I determine the tongue weight is ok, short of taking the rig to a scale? I am planning on stiffer springs anyway, and I suppose airbags are in my future. Not sure about weight distributing hitch, but looks like that is highly recommended. But then I am reading weight distribution hitches do not play nicely with aluminum frames...
I'd roll it.
Couple things
- Don't be afraid of tongue weight as that may actually help with more stability. Obviously you don't want it to squat ridiculously either. Ideally the load in the trailer is just forward or over the trailer axles. Minimize mass behind the trailer axles.
- Can't emphasize this enough but choose a hitch that keeps the ball as close and tight to the rear bumper as possible. Any extra projection is going to give tongue weight and trailer more leverage for squat and sway. Every extra inch the ball is away from the rear bumper is like losing 2 in of wheelbase.
lucky i found this thread.I am having a crazy (?) idea of pulling a 7x14 cargo trailer with my 200. ATC Sto 400, aluminium dual axle trailer. 7700 lbs. GVWR. Unladen weight under 2000 lbs.
I don't plan on loading it up to the gills, but how do I determine the tongue weight is ok, short of taking the rig to a scale? I am planning on stiffer springs anyway, and I suppose airbags are in my future. Not sure about weight distributing hitch, but looks like that is highly recommended. But then I am reading weight distribution hitches do not play nicely with aluminum frames...
It’s all about Weight. 7x16 is smalllucky i found this thread.
I'm moving back to TX, and I'm trying to figure out how to get my s*** there in a sorta budget-friendly manner. Would a 7x16 be too large, or is it more about the trailer's loaded weight?
Totally. I own two 200s, and they will outlast me I think.This old thread of mine popped up from a recent "like".
My 200 only lasted a year as a DD back in 2019 then it transitioned to what it is now because I like it enough that I didn't want to winter drive it in the Midwest. It now has 65k and I love it more every year as I watch new vehicles getting further and further away from what I like in a vehicle.
Long live the 200!
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