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
schlep1967 wrote: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.
You are correct. Thanks for the clarification.
The tongue weight was decreased by 4.1%...24/585
For the OP’s query, he could figure that about 15% of the weight added aft would be removed from the tongue weight. If he added 500# to the rear, it would remove about 75#. To know what the effect would be, he would have to know the trailer and tongue weights.
Of course, this assumes (yeah, I know) that the frame can handle it.
