Help with hitch / tongue weight
Hello All! I'm in the early stages of camper shopping (wanting to upgrade) and I would love some help understanding the tongue weight limits. I have read on 1000 different sites that the max tongue w...
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well, first. if the claimed empty tongue weight is 900 lbs, you'll likely be near 1200-1400 or more lbs once your loaded up.
First empty tongue weight usually assumes NO propane in the tanks, NO batteries.
figure 60lbs added tongue weight for each battery, 30 lbs extra tongue weight for each 7.5 gallon propane tank. as starters.
As an example, my measured tongue weight when my trailer came from the factory was near 750lbs, right what the spec was. Actual tongue weight with full water tanks and the trailer ready to go. 1450lbs! empty the water tanks, still 1200 lbs.
Now I do have 4 batteries on the tongue, so you could subtract another 120lbs with only two batteries, but even then my "800" lb tongue weight would still be near 1100 lbs w/o any water and near 1300 with water.
First empty tongue weight usually assumes NO propane in the tanks, NO batteries.
figure 60lbs added tongue weight for each battery, 30 lbs extra tongue weight for each 7.5 gallon propane tank. as starters.
As an example, my measured tongue weight when my trailer came from the factory was near 750lbs, right what the spec was. Actual tongue weight with full water tanks and the trailer ready to go. 1450lbs! empty the water tanks, still 1200 lbs.
Now I do have 4 batteries on the tongue, so you could subtract another 120lbs with only two batteries, but even then my "800" lb tongue weight would still be near 1100 lbs w/o any water and near 1300 with water.
