Relocate batteries to reduce tongue weight
I would like to reduce the tongue weight of our 2009 WW FB2100. There are currently 2 6v batteries mounted on a rack on the tongue. There is enough depth at the rear to mount them under the bed of the...
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RTBabich wrote:misterpowertools wrote:What were the tongue weights after the rework?
... The first trailer had a 758# TW on a 3330# empty TT. The second TT had a 864# TW on a #4300 empty TT. Excessive for both. I have borrowed a 1000# scale to find this out. First TT got a group 31 diehard platinum under the sink, barely fwd of the axles. Second TT got 2 Exide group 31 AGMs in a rear storage compartment. ...
First TT 758 to about 680lbs had two 24s, got one 31
Second TT 864 to 740 lbs had two 24s, got two 31s
Those cheapy 24s were OK for a friends trolling motor, one went to an enclosed trailer, another is the starting battery in my gas golf cart.
