Tongue Weight % w/w out WDH
I know this has been discussed as nauseum, but my long term memory isn't what it should be and neither are my search skills... When you hear that tongue weight should be 10-15% of overall weight, d...
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oyarsa wrote:
I know this has been discussed as nauseum, but my long term memory isn't what it should be and neither are my search skills...
When you hear that tongue weight should be 10-15% of overall weight, does that just mean tongue weight unhitched (or hitched without WDH), or does it need to be 10-15% after accounting for the weight the WDH shifts back to the trailer axle?
We're headed out tomorrow for our second ever trip. With the wife's pregnancy weight gain, my (sympathy) weight gain, and the kids' natural growth, we might be pushing limits. However, last time, the main concern was that the tongue weight was only about 10% when I weighed with the WDH on. I did two weights: total with WDH and just the vehicle. If I remember correctly, I should do three...just vehicle, WDH on, and WDH off. Correct?
WDH does NOT repeat NOT change tongue weight. it just shifts some of the weight to to the TV front axle and trailer axle.
Tongue weight should be in the 10-15% range of the total trailer weight when unhitched.
