can tongue weight be too light for WD hitch?
Hello all, I have decided on what RV to get and will be purchasing my first travel trailer this week. I just ordered my truck last week. So now I need to decide on a hitch. My questions are: can ...
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The truck is a 2015 F250, crewcab, 6.5' bed. The trailer is a Lance model 1995 23'9', GVWR 5700 lbs, dry weight 3700 lbs, hitch dry weight is 260 lbs. I calculated the tongue weight to be between 380 and 440 lbs. Can you tell me if I am calculating the tongue correctly? And if the tongue weights are correct, should I use a WD hitch?
Here is how I figured min. and max.tongue weight
minimum tongue wt. = Dry hitch weight + ((max cargo weight * 60%) * 10%))
260 + ((2000 * .60)*.10)= 380 lbs.
maximum tongue wt. = Dry hitch weight + ((max cargo weight * 60%) * 15%))
260 + ((2000 * .60) * .10)=440 lbs.
The 60% is what I understand the trailer weight distribution of cargo front and 40% back
The 10% and 15% is the range the tongue weight should be
Should I add the weight of the hitch to this? (but I don't know what hitch I will get)
The maximum truck tongue load is 600 lbs. with a non WD hitch and 1250 lbs. with WD hitch
Here is how I figured min. and max.tongue weight
minimum tongue wt. = Dry hitch weight + ((max cargo weight * 60%) * 10%))
260 + ((2000 * .60)*.10)= 380 lbs.
maximum tongue wt. = Dry hitch weight + ((max cargo weight * 60%) * 15%))
260 + ((2000 * .60) * .10)=440 lbs.
The 60% is what I understand the trailer weight distribution of cargo front and 40% back
The 10% and 15% is the range the tongue weight should be
Should I add the weight of the hitch to this? (but I don't know what hitch I will get)
The maximum truck tongue load is 600 lbs. with a non WD hitch and 1250 lbs. with WD hitch
