Lightening tongue weight
It has occurred to us that if we just camp alone, with nothing in the TV but ourselves and a bag of potato chips, we're good with the tongue weight. But after subtracting it from our payload, we don'...
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MargaretB wrote:
Our current tongue weight is 13%. Loaded for a short trip, our TT is at about 6200#. Payload is 1230# and tow limit is, depending on whom you believe and when, either 7100#, 7200#, or 9600#. We go with the middle.
Our TT is an ultralight, and not that heavy. So how come we see so many people pulling much bigger TTs with an F150?
So, have you actually weighed trailer with TV, the TV, and the trailer alone? Or, are the numbers you give guesstimates?
And when weighed, the TV and the trailer should be loaded just as if you were going camping. Until you have actual numbers, there is nothing anybody can tell you about your setup except guesses.
There is no way on Earth I would take my grandkids with me unless I knew all was safe. Every time I make changes to our camper, I go weigh it, just so I'll know.
Good luck.
