pike slayer Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Hi guys, I just bought a 2006 jayco baja tent trailer. I loaded it up with my 4wheeler on the front deck and I have Wayyy to much weight on the tongue of the truck. It just about bottoms out my truck. Would a weight distrubtion hitch help enough? Or what else can I do? I have a 2004 nissan titan. https://www.jayco.com/tools/archive/2006-baja-ct Theres the specs I have the 10y. My 4wheeler weighs 700lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Just from the pictures? Your trailer axle isn't positioned for you to put a 700 pound load on the front deck, all that weight is going on your truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Exactly all the weight goes on the tongue. What do I do to help get weight off the truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 http://www.reeseprod.com/products/weight-distribution/round-bar-wd/xDqAUvNOHeKF!ZRNNWEMq|1ysdr6LjWs I don't know if adding air bags to your rear suspension will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Weight distribution hitch will help a lot. If after installing one it's still heavy on the vehicles suspension add a set of air bags and you'll be good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallie Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Its an interesting setup, can you put the 4 wheeler in the back of the truck and throw some other stuff on the trailer? Id bet the truck would ride way better that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 It's a toy hauler pop up camper. It's made to haul a 4 wheeler or dirt bikes on the front. Yes they are tongue heavy, therefore one installs a load distribution hitch just as you would when hauling a heavier bumper tow hard side camper. My buddy has a 21' hard side and pulls with a 1/2 ton. He picked up an equalizing hitch and it's much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Its an interesting setup, can you put the 4 wheeler in the back of the truck and throw some other stuff on the trailer? Id bet the truck would ride way better that way. Yeah , way too much weight on the tongue regardless of the truck suspension, not going to tow well. Getting 4 wheeler in the box ahead of the axle would help and put the displaced stuff in the box in the trailer if possible. I doubt you could move the axle on the trailer enough to compensate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Ya that's what I did for this weekend. I put my atv in the box of the truck and tossed all my junk on the camper cargo deck and it did make a difference. But ya I want to correct the problem so I can haul it with the atv on the deck so I can put my junk under my tonneau cover to keep it out of the elements. I'm pretty sure my work has a weight distrubtion hitch. I might borrow and see if that does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Empty tongue weight of the trailer alone is 225lbs, add the atv 700, you may as well say 1000lbs. You need a WDH at minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeds Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Are trailers built like that as a factory option or is that almost always a custom home job alteration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Are trailers built like that as a factory option or is that almost always a custom home job alteration? It's factory. https://cheyennecampingcenter.com/rvs/forest-river-flagstaff-23scse-pop-up-toy-hauler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Just looks like to much area for a couple jerry cans ,a cooler and lawn chairs for example.Maybe that is all it's for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 (edited) I was always taught the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of the trailer weight edit: I know from personal experience that too light a tongue weight will cause a fishtailing condition, forget the symptom of too heavy a tongue weight. Edited May 21, 2017 by dave524 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeds Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Thanks for the link. That's a pretty sweet pop up. I can't recall ever seeing one with set up with a front cargo area like that although perhaps I have and was just oblivious to it. It's factory. https://cheyennecampingcenter.com/rvs/forest-river-flagstaff-23scse-pop-up-toy-hauler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Pack all your heavy gear at the back of the trailer. Can you put a small atv on the back. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Sweet trailer. Did you get than from the guy down queen St. Equalizer hitch should work. Gotta love the ground clearance in that trailer. I always wanted one. Check the specs on what you Can put on the deck too. That should balance better than that I think Edited May 21, 2017 by Dara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted May 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Hey Dara I didn't get mine on queen st but I did see it on Kijiji. I got mine out in heyden. It's like identical. I really put it to the test this last weekend going up into mashagama going through wash outs and bouncing it off rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Nice setup. How was fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted May 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Fishing was slow. 2 lakers this size Saturday and I went out for an hour or so Sunday avoiding raindrops and got one more that size. Even though the weather didn't cooperate it was still a good time with the wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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