Half ton TV advice
I'm new to the TT world, looking for a 19-26' TT for the wife and I. We planning to semi-retire in 5 years, when we'll be late 40's, and live a minimalist lifestyle, try fulltiming and visit a lot of ...
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bmcewan wrote:You are correct to deduct about 100# from available payload to account for the weight of a WDH.
---This exercise shows me there's not much left for payload. If I understand this right, I have just 6350 - 5610 - 100 (WDH) = 640# left, which at 15% leaves just 4266# for the trailer. A more aggressive 10% gives me 6400#, but since I have pretty limited experience towing I'm inclined to err on the side of caution and stay near that 4300# figure.---
But, you also can take advantage of the fact that the WDH also can reduce the load which would otherwise be carried by the TV by transferring that load to the TT's axles.
For a TT of the size you're considering, a properly-adjusted WDH could transfer a load equal to approximately 25% of the tongue weight from the TV to the TT.
This leaves a net vertical load equal to approximately 75% of the TW to be carried by the TV.
With your estimated available payload of 640#, the maximum allowable TW could be approximately 640/0.75 = about 850#.
Using a reasonable TW% of 13% means the TT could weigh 850/0.13 = about 6500#.
Ron
