Hi all. We have Just bought a new journey outback . It has 3 water tanks 2x fresh and 1 grey. Both fresh tanks are forward of the "axle" pivot or centre point and the grey is between the wheels. 2 x 9kg gas bottles on front. Jayco spec on towball weight is 191kg.
I filled both gas bottles and the fresh tanks and the ball weight measures 290 kg ! Which makes us 40kg over our max of 250kg for the towbar and we haven't loaded clothes or food or other items like pegs, floor mat jockey wheel etc. We need to figure out how to reduce ball weight without affecting sway. Ie move 1 tank towards rear of van, place 2 spare wheels on rear bumper etc. (Or get wife to travel in loo ?) This is made by jayco in this form and appears unusable to me with a 250kg towbar and 2500kg tow limit. Using a Prado 2007. Any suggestions ? Top of my list is sell it.
I filled both gas bottles and the fresh tanks and the ball weight measures 290 kg ! Which makes us 40kg over our max of 250kg for the towbar and we haven't loaded clothes or food or other items like pegs, floor mat jockey wheel etc. We need to figure out how to reduce ball weight without affecting sway. Ie move 1 tank towards rear of van, place 2 spare wheels on rear bumper etc. (Or get wife to travel in loo ?) This is made by jayco in this form and appears unusable to me with a 250kg towbar and 2500kg tow limit. Using a Prado 2007. Any suggestions ? Top of my list is sell it.