Reese Goosebox 1st impression

[JRTJH]

It's pretty clear what the maximum vertical load and maximum trailer GVW are by reading the "warning box"...

•Gross weight of trailer must not exceed 20,000 pounds for part number 94720, or 16,000 pounds for
part number 94716.

If your goose ball hitch is P/N 94720, so not exceed 20,000 pound trailer GVW, or if your goose ball hitch is P/N 94716 do not exceed 16,000 pound trailer GVW.


•Goose Ball vertical weight must not exceed 4,000 pounds for part number 94720, or 3,200 pounds for part number 94716

If your goose ball hitch is P/N 94720, do not exceed a pin weight of 4000 pounds. If your goose ball hitch is P/N 94716 do not exceed a pin weight of 3200 pounds.

To use your "airplane experience", if there's a warning in the manual that says: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF IF THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 110F

and further in the manual it says, "the maximum takeoff weight is 3000 pounds at temperatures above 100F."

There's no reason to attempt to calculate takeoff weight at 120F.

It's the same with the maximum weights (by part number).

The 94720 is rated 20K/4K "MAXIMUM" and the 94716 is rated 16K/3.2K "MAXIMUM"

Like with your tires, if they are rated 2830 @ 80PSI, there's no reason to question whether they'll support only 2200 @ 80PSI (if my trailer weighs less or if I load less cargo) Any "qualifiers" don't change the overall rating capacity on the tires nor on the hitch.

[Dege]

Look just read the 20% statement. It stands on its own. I KNOW it is incorrect. I KNOW the relationships of the weights and the load capacity of the two hitch’s. I can do the math. None of that changes what it says. To use my airplane experience as you put it if the weight and balance manual said I could only load 20% of the aircraft’s weight on the nose wheel then it doesn’t matter that the nose wheel can handle twice the 20% weight. If there is a warning not to exceed x number of pounds on the nose wheel that is another limitation not an override of the procedure laid out in the weight and balance section. I couldn’t just say well the airplane nose wheel is rated for twice that per the warning so I can put 25% of the weight on the nose. I don’t understand what you don’t understand. Even Reese said the statement as it reads is incorrect.

Doesn’t matter though. Thank you for your input. Agree or disagree, at the end of the day we’re going camping and that makes me happy.

[JRTJH]

Well, good luck finding the "right solutions for your needs"... I'd guess that the "solution from Reese" will be to just eliminate that statement and figure 3.

To me, cutting down all the trees trying to find the forest is counter productive, but that's just me. Like you, I'd rather be camping in the forest than in piles of sawdust.....

[Dege]

Dang and I thought we would end this discussion on a high note. No need to take a parting shot. I won’t return one.