Opinion on towing and weights

mikeinaz wrote:
How do you know these are your weights? Did you weigh it or is this the mfg's figures or just your best guess? Typically, the tongue weight of any type of tt (htt) is around 12 to 15 percent of the actual weight of the trailer. Even at 5100 lbs, the tongue weight will be over 600 lbs.

I will go weigh it Saturday, I have a truck stop not too far away, a Pilot. Do they have the scales I need? So do I weigh the suv on the scale w/ the trailer attached to get the loaded weight, then remove the trailer and weigh just the suv by itself and then finally the suv and trailer together? So three weights? I had estimated 500lbs of stuff since its just bed linens, a cooler of food and some drinks and food in the fridge, 3 bikes, 3 chairs and a grill and small generator. Thanks for all the info, I appreciate it.

Stop in and ask weight master, before you pull onto the scale. He will need to know ahead of time, if you plan on doing reweighs. That way, you don't get full charge for each weigh.

It's possible, your wheelbase is too short to utilize all three sections of the scale. Scales are steup in three sections, to weigh front axle, rear axle, and trailer axle. The sections are long enough to accomodate the 18 wheelers. If you fit, park with tow vehicle front axle on one section, tow vehicle rear axle one middle section and trailer axles on third section. The weights that will give you are:

Gross weight of TV
Front and rear axle weight of TV
Gross trailer weight
Combined gross weight TV and trailer

If you weigh without being loaded for a trip, you'll need to add an estimated weight for your camping load.