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socaladam
Sep 05, 2018Explorer
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Cause they are nose heavy
Dry base weight ....5445#
Dry tongue w/gen.... 985#
Dry tongue w/o gen.. 800#
That's a dry tongue percentage of 15%-18%
Tongue jack struggling....check battery voltage and wiring connections
I guess 985lbs empty also includes what max capacity is in the rear?
Because this number is WAY off what was measured at the tongue.
And the weight of my trailer, empty, on a CAT certified scale is 6540lbs.
So my tongue weight of 1500lbs is 23% of the total weight.
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