buzzard616 wrote:
You don't need to worry about the weight of the Dodge yet.
The number you need is the weight of the trailer PLUS the weight of the Bronco. Now position the Bronco on the trailer so the the tongue weight (not hooked up to the truck; just by itself) is 10-15 percent of the total.
That number has to be LESS than the max rating of the Torklift hitch.
The weight of the Dodge will come into play when you add the weight of the truck, camper, trailer, Bronco, kids, dog, beer, etc and compare that to the GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating) of the Dodge.
Stu
There is NO WAY I can safely drive the Bronco onto the trailer without it hooked up?!?!?!
If I remember correctly the hitch extension is ok with 12K lbs as long as I'm using a WDS, & the way I see it I'm not likely to ever get anywhere near that with my current set up.
& was told 6000 lbs without a WDS IIRC?
Can very well be wrong.... Its been a while.
The Bronco weight about 6k & I'm not sure but the trailer not like to weight more that 1,500 & so that 7500 with not extras thrown into the mix.
For safety reasons I do not want to be moving the Bronco back & forth not hooked to anything holding it flat.
So I need to at least get it as close as possible.
I have towed many thing for MANY years.
I do it for a living.
Yet have never used a long extension like this nor ever had issues where tongue weight was ever brought up.
So Excuse my ignorance......
But yes TorkLift told me 10%.
Heres what I'm working with.
