Hitch weight
I was talking with a friend about some of the TT I am interested in. I told him the Xterra has a 500lb hitch limit and I was looking for TT with a low weight so that when the WD hitch is attached and ...
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troubledwaters wrote:
That's nonsense! The hitch weight he/she is quoting is UVW. The only thing that matters is you have 10% or preferably 12% - 13% tongue weight when it's loaded and ready for camping. Once you fill that pass through storage area up front, a TT with a 10% tongue weight (UVW) will change to 12% tongue weight (loaded and ready to go camping).
Talk about nonsense, you just threw around enough numbers, abbreviations, and percentages to confuse almost all first time buyers. If they understood the relationships you mentioned, they would not be on here asking for help. I would much rather send a first timer out on the highway with twelve percent of his GVWR as tongue weight than one who "Assumes" that ten percent will become twelve percent when loaded.
How about that Lance with six percent brochure tongue weight. Are you sure that will double when ready to go camping? I want your calculator.
