SoonerWing03 wrote:
What I don't really understand is the tongue weight figure. It would appear that this number is based on the trailer GVWR. Does that mean that if the trailer is NOT fully loaded to max, then the numbers would look more favorable? Let's say the trailer was only loaded to 6500
6500 x .13 = 845 lbs tongue weight.
845 + 80 (wd hitch) = 925 lbs
1588-925 = 663 lbs.
663 lbs > your family
If the dry weight of the trailer is 5,320 but the GVWR is 7000, I would assume that means I can put ~1,680 #'s of stuff in it.
This is more of an exercise to try and determine if I am figuring out how to calculate this rather than determining if this is a good situation. Obviously the safety of my family comes first.
You can estimate with with math:
http://towingplanner.com/Estimators/TonguePinWeightFromDry
