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Re: Amazing Overhang on RV
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Indeed...  :)  <-- This is meant to be a regular, standard smiley, but it looks slightly demonic for some reason...

http://www.lazydaze.com/images/lrgpics/lg31ibr.jpg

Hard to tell if it's a camera 'distortion' or if it's on a shorter wheelbase chassis.  In either case, on either vehicle, there's a lot of real estate back there.

We park at home, and have a steeper than average drive, and tow a lower than average trailer, so overhang/departure angle was a key point in the decisionmaking.

Chip
2000 Front Lounge
Re: Amazing Overhang on RV
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Yup, I seem to remember something about levers.   If I may quote Archimedes  "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."   Lever - Wikipedia

This photo, if real, makes one wonder just what weight one could put in the back to lift the front wheels  off the ground. 
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2014 Twin King
 
Re: Amazing Overhang on RV
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That's insane. And in case you didn't notice, "It has a 100 gallon custom made aluminum water tank welded to the frame under the garage." That's 800 pounds added behind the rear axle... on top of whatever you load into the ten-foot garage!
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Amazing Overhang on RV
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Quote from: Andy Baird  - 
That's insane. And in case you didn't notice, "It has a 100 gallon custom made aluminum water tank welded to the frame under the garage." That's 800 pounds added behind the rear axle... on top of whatever you load into the ten-foot garage!
Well, what is, or should be understood, is the water tank is not for camping.  It is there to tilt the ToyHauller. This makes driving low clearance  vehicles inside much easier. There is no high centering when reaching the top of the ramp.
Currently: 2008 36' Tiffin Open Road
Previously: 2007 Mid Bath
Re: Amazing Overhang on RV
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Did any notice it has managed 161,000 miles so maybe others do know something....