Weight Calculations
My son has a Dutchman (24QB)24' 4500 lb TT. He wants to haul a 300lb motorcycle on the back of the trailer. How much will that motorcycle decrease tongue weight?
Forum Discussion
GrandpaKip wrote:
Real world measurement.
I added a cargo rack to the frame of my camper. It weighs 55 pounds. I put 100 pounds on the rack.
All this was done as the tongue sat on a scale with the trailer level.
The weight went down 24 pounds.
So, the tongue weight decreased by about 15.5%.
Let me finish your sentence. So, the tongue weight decreased by about 15.5% of the weight added to the rear of the trailer.
What was the tongue weight (scale reading) before? The 24 pounds divided by that number would be the amount the tongue weight decreased.
