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socaladam
Explorer
Sep 05, 2018

ATC toy hauler - 1500lb tongue weight

Can anyone help me understand why the tongue weight of my 28' front bedroom ATC toy hauler is 1500lbs?

I maybe have 100lb of gear in the front storage and the rest of the rig is empty. Like fully empty, no propane, nothing inside the trailer.

My a-frame jack is struggling to lift the trailer off the ball.
Toy Haulers

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  • dedmiston's avatar
    dedmiston
    Moderator
    Sep 05, 2018
    Toy haulers are front heavy so that they can hold tons of weight in the rear without causing sway.
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    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Sep 05, 2018
    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

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