pro pride or hensley hitch tongue weight
Given that the Pro Pride and Hensley hitches weigh 200 lbs give or take, where does that weight figure in the calculations of tongue weight? So for an example loaded trailer weight is 6000 lbs. ...
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I dealt with this very issue with my old tow vehicle that had only a 600# limit. I ended up buying a Sureline Tongue Weight scale and as it turns out, the advertised trailer tongue weight usually doesn't account for the battery and full propane tanks, not to mention if your trailer has a forward storage bin that you put stuff in.
For me, both the ProPride and Hensley were just too heavy given my limited Tongue Weight capacity. I ended up going with the Andersen hitch which is much lighter 75# and their anti-sway approach is based on using much lighter polypropelene compress spacers and changes. My trailer weighs 7500# loaded and my tongue weight usually measures out at 600# to 650# (although is sometimes scoots up to 700#). The Andersen does an incredibly good job on trailers that weigh less than 9000# as does mine. I am very happy with Weight Distribution and Anti-sway I get from the Andersen.
So I guess the answer to your question is that practically all of the Hensley or ProPride will go against your tongue weight calc.
For me, both the ProPride and Hensley were just too heavy given my limited Tongue Weight capacity. I ended up going with the Andersen hitch which is much lighter 75# and their anti-sway approach is based on using much lighter polypropelene compress spacers and changes. My trailer weighs 7500# loaded and my tongue weight usually measures out at 600# to 650# (although is sometimes scoots up to 700#). The Andersen does an incredibly good job on trailers that weigh less than 9000# as does mine. I am very happy with Weight Distribution and Anti-sway I get from the Andersen.
So I guess the answer to your question is that practically all of the Hensley or ProPride will go against your tongue weight calc.
