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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mkirsch wrote:atreis wrote:
Some people just can't seem to accept that smaller vehicles can tow smaller trailers just fine when properly setup and one stays within the limits.
People can accept that just fine. The problem arises when you can NOT stay within the limits.
In this case, it would have been almost impossible to stay within the limits. The trailer's DRY tongue weight was pushing 500lbs, and the tow vehicle's maximum tongue weight *IS* 500lbs. The trailer's total dry weight was pushing 4200lbs and the vehicle's maximum tow capacity is only 5000lbs. There is no way on God's green earth that this combination would have been within the limits when loaded and ready to camp.
Case in point. I advised the op on page 1 that that trailer was too heavy, and have NEVER EVER advocated that anyone exceed limits, and have, in fact, advocated the exact opposite MANY times.
However, because I tow a lightweight trailer with a lightweight vehicle, people assume that I must be overweight, or that I must be advocating that. No. I'm within limits. I weigh once a year to make sure I STAY within limits. What I do advocate for is the proper use of lightweight tow vehicles for towing lightweight trailers WITHIN PUBLISHED LIMITS.
