TT / TV -- the age old question again!
Hi all, New to the forum and a potential addition to the RV world! Wife and I have decided we would like to get a travel trailer. This is so confusing and by all the reading I have done here and el...
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Jebby14 wrote:
you will be close but in spec. make sure you don't pack too heavy. also a good wd witch will help but it doesn't get you extra payload. enjoy
This is correct.
The tongue weight of the trailer should be 10-15 percent of your loaded weight, for good towing. If you add 1200 lb (reasonable for a family) to the trailer dry weight, your tongue weight is likely to be around 800 lb.
That tongue weight is always part of the truck cargo.
A WD hitch uses leverage to move some of the tongue weight off the rear axle, onto the front axle and the trailer axle. Without that your front end will be light, headlights pointing up, and horrible unsafe steering.
