Weight of hitch for calculating tongue weight
We have neither TT or TV,so I am trying to determine if the Ford Expedition will work for some of trailers we are looking at. A F150 will not fit in our garage, so that is out. Expedition: max tongue ...
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Add approx. 1200-1500lbs to the dry weight, this will be the ready to travel weight. then figure on 12.5% for tongue weight.
So 5300lbs dry will be approx. 6600lbs ready to travel. and the loaded tongue weight should be 825lbs (12.5% of the 6600lbs). well within the ability of an Expedition.
What is the CCC (Cargo Carrying Capacity) of the TT in question. some have as high as 4000+lbs! (mine has a 4100lb CCC) I`m 2k lbs less than the GVWR. so using the GVWR in some instances is also useless. now most smaller trailers have a very low CCC, as low as 500lbs, so in that case using the GVWR is a must. it all depends on what you load into it also. If you have the available CCC use the dry weight plus 1500lbs. if you have a low CCC go by the GVWR.
So 5300lbs dry will be approx. 6600lbs ready to travel. and the loaded tongue weight should be 825lbs (12.5% of the 6600lbs). well within the ability of an Expedition.
What is the CCC (Cargo Carrying Capacity) of the TT in question. some have as high as 4000+lbs! (mine has a 4100lb CCC) I`m 2k lbs less than the GVWR. so using the GVWR in some instances is also useless. now most smaller trailers have a very low CCC, as low as 500lbs, so in that case using the GVWR is a must. it all depends on what you load into it also. If you have the available CCC use the dry weight plus 1500lbs. if you have a low CCC go by the GVWR.
