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:
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Thanks for the s=information about the battery - I didn't know that they can emit noxious vapors.
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AGM sealed batteries can be safely used inside, and the price of AGMs is declining. Costco or Sam's Club has some AGM golf-cart type 6V batteries at pretty reasonable prices now.
We have a 15% tongue weight with two 6V standard golf cart batteries on the tongue (~120#). I've been thinking of replacing them with AGMs inside further back toward the trailer axle. Since I also want to double our battery capacity (and weight) the net effect on tongue weight will be about the same, but at least it will not be much worse!!
Personally, I prefer a high % tongue weight for stable towing. But it definitely does put a dent in your tow truck's payload.
