Tongue Scale
Is it worth spending the money($135) on a Tongue scale or is it a one and done thing?
Forum Discussion
SoundGuy wrote:
Maybe you don't but I do ... move cargo around, even relocated the spare tire until I got what I wanted ... and I know what that is because I have a Sherline that tells me. :)
Westcoasting wrote:
Two questions... first, do you find any difference to the towing end of things? Second how much weight do you actually move around ?
The "difficulty" I have is I never use campground dump stations but always service my tanks at home. That means that although I head out camping with an empty black water tank, on the way home it's anywhere from partially to completely full, so we're talking hundreds of pounds difference. The bathroom in our current trailer is at the far rear of the trailer, with the black water holding tank directly below, so that means considerably more weight aft of the axle on the return trip compared to the trip out, and yes the difference is noticeable. My previous K-Z Spree was even worse in that it had a rear wall entry door with substantial storage space ... my solution was to move the spare tire from the trailer bumper to the front pass through storage compartment AND store whatever heavy items I could in the front pass through and lighter items in the rear storage compartment. With our current trailer I also carry the spare in the front pass through and modified my A-frame setup so more weight is closer to the hitch compared to the stock setup. Nonetheless, I'm still running less gross tongue weight with my current trailer, ~ 13%, than I would prefer. With the Spree I found 14% worked pretty well for compensating between towing with an empty or full black water tank. Having the Sherline on hand has been the key to knowing what I'd dealing with, not just guessing.
