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Harvester of Sorrow
08-03-2006, 11:11 AM
Question for the smart guys here....

Whether one chooses a TOTERHome project or goes with the open FLATBED truck style of hauler...

What percentage of weight bias is favored over the rear axle. 60% of vehicle weight "inboard" or toward the cab of the truck? So like a 60/40 or better split?

Shopping and trying to understand how long of a wheelbase/vehicle location is possible...or needed.

This will be over a Dana70 or Dana80?? type of Dually rear axle.

Jrod-13
08-06-2006, 12:24 AM
I think a good place to look would be a rollbacks, or box truck, as to what their distribution is. the farther forward the weight is, the better it will ride, provided your not gorssly overloading the front axle. You might want to account for possible tongue weight as well. FWIW, most rollback/flat bed trucks I've looked at were 50/50, or 60/40ish