Tongue Weight
Should the weight of the trailer hitch be included in the tongue weight calculations? I have an equalizer hitch and I just purchased a Sherline tongue scale. I am trying to dial in the 13 percent of t...
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eHoefler wrote:
The hitch itself needs to be in the calculation for the max weight carried by the tow vehicle for the capacity of the receiver, but not in the weight of the tongue of the trailer. Tongue weight is the weight the trailer places on the hitch. The weight of the hitch plus the tongue weight of the trailer is the number you use for the receiver capacity.
That is how I see it and I personally split it out into "DEAD TONGUE WT" which is that of just the tongue of the trailer as measured with something like the Sherline scale and "RECEIVER TONGUE WT" which adds the wt of the WDH system plus any cargo aft of the rear axle that was added after the WDH was setup.
Larry
