mkirsch wrote:
HadEnough wrote:
mkirsch wrote:
350lbs of tongue weight where it all goes on the rear axle, or 350lbs in the cab, where 1/2 goes on the front axle...
Just put your **** in the cab and hit the road.
Some will argue that there's absolutely no way to set up a 2500 "right" for as much weight as you're carrying, but what's done is done.
That's not right. It's almost zero tongue weight. My trailer's load isn't translated to tongue weight. That's the point of a trailer. It carries the load while only a tiny fraction of the load is applied to the hitch. The rest is all on the trailer wheels.
Also, the more we look at it, the more **** we have to move. We need some extra space as well. Really hoping we can find a trailer. May have finally found one for $1400 talked down from $1700. No door, holes in the front and 12' x 5'.
WRONG. Absolutely WRONG.
Any trailer properly set up to tow will have a minimum of 10% of its total weight on the tongue, and smaller trailers can easily have much more. It would not take much to get a 350lb tongue weight even on a modest 1500lb trailer. When you get into something larger like a tandem axle you're looking at a minimum of 350lbs.
But, you go ahead with whatever preconceived notions you have. You'll be just fine.
Your post wasn't clear AT ALL.
Made it sound like my 350lbs of stuff was creating a 350lbs load when in a trailer
