Which side is typically heaviest?

[switz]

In the US, curb side has the entrance door on the right when looking at the trailer from the rear. The UK models I see have the entrance door on the other side.

[3wd67rg]

How would one know for certain?

We have the water tanks on the street side.
Most of our outside storage and both closets are on the curb side.
All of our kitchen cabinets and the stove are on the street side.
The batteries are on the curb side, so is the fridge.
The tools are on the curb side outside storage. Perhaps 500lbs worth? I'm guessing, there are at least six full tool boxes I think.

Sure hope the water tanks are heavy enough!

[BoldAdventure]

Originally Posted by PammieSue

How would one know for certain?

Individual wheel weights. If you have time for that stuff. D

[SSquared]

Originally Posted by SSquared

I can't find the post, but I did see someone mention that they had gotten side-to-side weights done at JC. Their trailer was a 25FB or 27FB as I recall. They got it weighed when they brought it to JC for some service, and JC also pulled up records from when it was manufactured. Both sets of numbers were heavier on the street side.

Finally got wheel-by-wheel weights on my 2013 25FB. These numbers are with weight distribution applied. Trailer was loaded, in the middle of a four month trip.

Street side: Front 1640, Rear 1360, total 3000
Curb side: Front 1600, Rear 1420, total 3020

Axle totals: Front 3240, Rear 2780.

Seems pretty even side-to-side, but the difference between the axles seems like a lot--the front is 16% heavier. Or you could say the front carries 54% of the 6020 pound total, which doesn't sound so bad.

[slowmover]

Carries even more of the braking.

Re-Weigh with WD set. Load percentage may not change between axles (I think it will), but transfer may show different side imbalance.

Both vehicles loaded as of for a trip. Full propane and fresh water.

[SSquared]

Originally Posted by slowmover

Carries even more of the braking.

Re-Weigh with WD set. Load percentage may not change between axles (I think it will), but transfer may show different side imbalance.

Both vehicles loaded as of for a trip. Full propane and fresh water.

The numbers in my post are with WD (I did not get numbers without WD, but it would be interesting to compare).

[slowmover]

The front axle of the pair endures the heaviest braking load. Don't know how much effect it being "heavier" has as a toll, but worth noting differences (if any) during service. Same for bearings.