OK, with a "ready to camp" FE 192RBS at a TGVW = 4,500 lbs, Trailer Tongue = 15%,
Wife and I in vehicle with full fuel and 200 lb of luggage, we are exactly
on pound overloaded :-)
I think this exercise is a great leaning experience for me.
Also shows that my LX470 is within factory limits but if I purchased this
trailer I need to be watchful about how much I carry and recalculate if I
carry more passengers.
One critical area is the Tongue Weight - my Spreadsheet has it at 15% or
675 lbs. That exceeds my 650 lb limit on my Lexus. But, at 10% its 450 lbs
and allows for 224 lbs more capacity in my Lexus.
The Spreadsheet has a notation that the recommended Tongue Weight should be
between 10 and 15% of the trailer weight. How do you know when one starts
using ones trailer? I would think only a very few weight -- but then again
maybe the ones who just don't want to bother own tow vehicles with lots of
excess capacity.
