What Can I Tow Calculators

12thgenusa wrote:
What I've found helpful is to calculate the pin weight % from the empty/dry/shipping weight. My experience has been that when loaded, it will still be close to the same %.

For example, my pin weight % calculated according to the brochure dry weights is 16%. I weighed the trailer on the way home from the dealer (empty and new) and it calculated to 17%. Loaded now, it calculates to 15%.

The point is that the buyer must do enough work to "know" what the estimated pin weight will be. He cannot just use 15% because he likes the results it gives. If he happens to choose a trailer that is close to 25%, there is no way to load it that will ever bring it much below that figure. OTOH, if he always assumes 25%, he will needlessly spend much more for a bigger TV than he really needs or buy much less trailer than he can realistically tow.

As you can tell, I'm not part of the "you can never have too much truck" crowd.

Yep - I actually have a calculator that does that tongue/pin weight estimation for you:
http://www.learntorv.com/2013/12/towing-pintongue-weight-calculator.html

In the handful of real-world testing, I've found that folks have anywhere from 2%-5% swing on the dry pin percentage calculation.