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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Capeteacher wrote:
Ok so I've done the math as suggested for hitch weight/GVWR
Lance 1575, 6%
Vintage, 17RWD 7.3%
Geo-pro 19FSB, 10%
Escape Mini M181SS, 8%
Flagstaff Micro-lite 19FSB, 11.2
Think I did it right. Now the question still, is the hitch weight before or after propane and batteries. Obviously this is before the WD hitch and anything else loaded into the trailer. As the manufactures say these are average weights depending on what's in the trailer.
Those numbers are meaningless.
The real tongue weight which will be on the tow vehicle is 12 to 15 percent of the trailer's GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating).
What is included in the phony dry weight specifications are meaningless, you will only tow it empty once and that is the day you buy it.
You need to absolutely ignore the dry weight numbers, they are only for the sales person to use in convincing you to buy.
