Telescoping Trailer Tongue Extension Question
I currently have a 12 foot cargo trailer and I'm looking at purchasing a 26 foot travel trailer both of which will be towed by my truck with camper for business purposes (one at a time of course). I'v...
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stevenal wrote:adamis wrote:
Adding 75lbs of metal on the tongue can easily be offset by packing some weight over the axles or slightly behind to act as a counterbalance to offset the weight.
Still not getting it. It is not the few pounds of added metal, it is the changing lever arm length. When extended, you would want to move cargo forward not back in order to keep the same tongue weight.
Fair enough. The point of my statement though is that any changes made to the length of the tongue will be able to be offset by how the trailer is loaded. It's a fulcrum and optimal weight distribution can be achieved any number of ways. In my own case based off of the weights I anticipate hauling I just don't think it will make any appreciable negative difference. There should be a marked improvement on the truck because of the reduced lever arm from eliminating the super truss.
