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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Quote from MitchF150
"What you have to determine for YOURSELF is what do you feel the most comfortable with in terms of the "tow ratings", "payload", "hitch weight", etc in terms of exceeding or NOT exceeding any one or all of them??
You've got some miles under your belt with your current combo... So, how did it do with your butts in the seat?? Did the driver have white knuckles the whole way? Did the driver say it was okay? Bottom line, would the driver want to tow that combo again?
Depending on those answers and how you truly feel about the actual weight numbers is up to YOU.."
Personally, I agree......BUT
Knowing the exact weight figures & using them throughout the entire equation can be helpful in adjusting the loads to gain that level of towing comfort & performance if you're at or above capacities.
I'm above rated capacities & having that actual weight information has allowed me to make better balanced load adjustments to accommodate the situation. My truck handles like a dream when towing. :B AND I FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT.
"What you have to determine for YOURSELF is what do you feel the most comfortable with in terms of the "tow ratings", "payload", "hitch weight", etc in terms of exceeding or NOT exceeding any one or all of them??
You've got some miles under your belt with your current combo... So, how did it do with your butts in the seat?? Did the driver have white knuckles the whole way? Did the driver say it was okay? Bottom line, would the driver want to tow that combo again?
Depending on those answers and how you truly feel about the actual weight numbers is up to YOU.."
Personally, I agree......BUT
Knowing the exact weight figures & using them throughout the entire equation can be helpful in adjusting the loads to gain that level of towing comfort & performance if you're at or above capacities.
I'm above rated capacities & having that actual weight information has allowed me to make better balanced load adjustments to accommodate the situation. My truck handles like a dream when towing. :B AND I FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT.
