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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harley-dave wrote:
You guys are not entirely correct. Tongue weight is just that. how much weight the tongue is putting on the hitch ball. Here. There are several sites around discussing this. Don't get this one confused with PIN weight which applies to 5th wheels which will include all that other weight in the back of the truck.
Dave
my post outlines exactly what you said, the weight the tongue is putting on the hitch ball.
FWIW, virtually ALL the weight of the propane tanks and battery(s) add directly to tongue weight since they are so far forward on the tongue. Tongue weight was measured both with a sherline scale and a weigh station scale.
