Bedlam wrote:
If your rig was to be taken to the scales, they will look at your registered weight declaration and tire capacity. I only know of some Canadian provinces using the GVWR sticker.
OK - let;s forget about the insurance - what about the manufacturer numbers. After all the vehicle gets engineered to carry a certain weight - what is my maximum as per these specs? Do we agree the formula to calculate is 2080lbs (that we arrived at in previous posts) x 100/x, where x is portion of trailer weight on tongue.
So, for example, if 25% of trailer loaded weight is in tongue, the formula would be 2080 lbs x 4 = 8320 lbs. If 15% of weight of loaded trailer is in tongue then 2080 lbs x (roughly)7 = 14560 lbs.
Am I right? How do I obtain the weight of the trailer on the tongue BEFORE buying the trailer? I am looking at getting a gooseneck living quarters horse trailer and manufacturers state empty weight most of the time without the options...
Thanks!
