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surfs-up-today
Explorer
Sep 08, 2018

Dealer wants to increase Tongue Wt on Blue Ox Rating

I am buying my first trailer and pick it up Thursday. Can't wait! The dealer wants to install a BlueOX with a rating significantly higher than my tongue weight and I don't know why. Should I go...
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Huntindog
Explorer
Sep 12, 2018
valhalla360 wrote:
A 7500lb trailer with 15% tounge weight is 1125lb.

Do they have a 1200lb model?

Also is the 920lb Ford max TW with or without weight distributing hitch?

Looks like you might be slightly over your GVWR when you add the TW to the 6600lb base weight
I am a HUGE fan of a high TW percentage.

But in this case, he has a hard limit of 920#.

The 1000 bars are more than enough

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