RVpullinGuy wrote:
Yes, loading a bumper pull trailer full of toys in the back will reduce the tongue weight. How much will depend on a few things already mentioned on this thread. Physics is physics.
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The point midway between the wheels is your pivot point. Any weight added behind that point will take weight off the tongue. It's basically a teeter totter. The distance from the pivot point makes a difference. On our trailer there is 17ft in front of the pivot point and only 8.5ft behind. 50lbs of propane tanks on the very front would need 100lbs at the very rear to balance. A weight at 4ft behind the pivot point would need to be 212lb to counter the propane tank weight. Our 7klb trailer's tongue weight is over 1000lbs. If I move the two 6v batteries (72lbs@14ft=60lbs@17ft) from the tongue to the under the rear (72lbs@7.5ft) it should take 90lbs off the tongue weight.
