Tongue Weight Calculation
Greetings From Oregon,
This will be my first of probably many posts/questions. Thank you all first for already giving me tons of knowledge and info.
I recently purchased a 33' travel trailer with a combined (dual) rear axle weight of 7700 lbs loaded. I have calculated my tongue weight at 1500 lbs by running across the scale both with the loaded trailer and without then using subtraction.
Since we want a target tongue weight of around 13 to 15% of the trailer weight, my question is, is the tongue weight included in the trailer weight? In other words, my two trailer axles weigh in at 7700 lbs. But that doesn't include the 1500 lbs that the tongue weighs. If the weight of the tongue is included in the calculation, I'm right on target. However, if not I'm closer to maybe 19% of the trailer weight.
Trying to set up my WDH. Maybe I'm over-thinking.
What do y'all think?
Sarge
This will be my first of probably many posts/questions. Thank you all first for already giving me tons of knowledge and info.
I recently purchased a 33' travel trailer with a combined (dual) rear axle weight of 7700 lbs loaded. I have calculated my tongue weight at 1500 lbs by running across the scale both with the loaded trailer and without then using subtraction.
Since we want a target tongue weight of around 13 to 15% of the trailer weight, my question is, is the tongue weight included in the trailer weight? In other words, my two trailer axles weigh in at 7700 lbs. But that doesn't include the 1500 lbs that the tongue weighs. If the weight of the tongue is included in the calculation, I'm right on target. However, if not I'm closer to maybe 19% of the trailer weight.
Trying to set up my WDH. Maybe I'm over-thinking.
What do y'all think?
Sarge
