Holding tongue weight steady
I am looking at buying a twin axle TT and all the weights are ok, except the tongue weight is close to the max for my Pathfinder. The stated tongue weight is 479# and my max is 500#. I know that addin...
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drb116 wrote:
Thanks all for the feedback. I think I will need to look at a trailer that is a little lighter.
Probably a wise decision. There's a couple things missing in your initial calculations.
1. The weight of everything and everybody you put in or on the tow vehicle, eats up your available payload. That includes aftermarket accessories (maybe a rooftop cargo carrier), people, pets, luggage, car seats, snacks and toys, weight distributing hitch, and trailer tongue weight. Maybe one of the kiddos want to bring a friend. Maybe grandma wants to come along.
2. Holding tongue weight to a specific weight is near impossible. Different things may get loaded for different trips, groceries get loaded and used as you travel, water gets loaded and used as you travel, black and grey tank levels go up and down.
Depending on their location in relation to the trailer axles, holding tanks can have a significant impact on tongue weight. Possibly driving it up or down considerably.
As others mentioned. loading to rear of trailer, in order to manage tongue weight, can cause handling issues.
