Question from Ron Gratz post in a sticky
I have been studying Ron Gratz's example of the 2000 pound lift WDH, in the sticky on this forum, and have a question. If the tow vehicle has, say, an 1800 pound payload rating, and loaded for camp...
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irishtom29 wrote:
In 35 years as a heavy rigger I learned that working right up to a rated limit is good. Close and under is good. Over is bad. I needed my WD hitch to get my truck within limits. I used it then weighed it. It was good. The tongue weight (I had a scale) was just under the receiver limit. All was good.
TTs are quite a bit different than other trailers.
Because of how they are used, weights, and their distribution can vary a LOT. Even in the course of a single outing. Holding tanks alone can shift a lot of weight around. Add to the many other things that move around as we "live" in the TT, such as food, laundry, propane etc. etc. and it becomes obvious that cutting it close will mean an overload at some point for most people... Probably sooner and more often than they can imagine.
Splitting these hairs when doing the math for vehicles that not in hand or actually weighable is a fools errand
