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freetheheal
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May 15, 2016

What Is My Tongue Weight Given These Weight Slips

I recently weighed my trailer and pickup before I moved for the summer and while the trailer was heavily loaded. I have 2 weight slips, one is just the pickup and the other is with the pickup hooked t...
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LarryJM
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May 15, 2016
RCMAN46 wrote:
Yes on tongue weight.

From your data I get a tongue weight percentage of 8.3%.

A little low to expect the trailer to handle well.


IMO that is being TOO GENEROUS, IMO 8.3% is an accident waiting to happen assuming this is a full profile TT ... especially being only towed on the ball.

Larry

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