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bowler1
Explorer
Apr 02, 2017

1000 pound tongue weight: 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton???

Hi, I am looking at a new trailer that has a 1000 pound tongue weight (dry). Should I be looking at a 3/4 ton truck or will a newer 1/2 ton suffice? I know that some of the new Ford F-150s have pre...
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ktmrfs
Explorer II
Apr 02, 2017
if the dry tongue weight is 1000 lbs, add 75lbs/battery, 60 lbs for propane, and then weight shift from other stuff you add. you could easily be at 1500 lbs.

my dry tongue weight was 850 lbs. with a full water tank I'm at 1550lbs, with no water I'm at about 1400.

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