Double to single axle tongue weight ?
Considering purchase of a single axle Coachmen Clipper 17 BH. Am I correct in my asumption that a single axle trailer (coachmen Clipper `7 BH) will have more tongue weight than a double axle (Bantam B...
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Oasisbob wrote:
So are you saying a single axle trailer may have aprox, the same tongue weight as a double axle dut to location of that one axle? I think I understand?
No.
Talking in very general round numbers --
You have to think about it this way: They use one axle for around 3500 lbs. Double axle trailers are usually around 5000 lbs or heavier.
No matter what the weight of a trailer is, the tongue weight is kept around 12% for correct balance to make it tow nicely.
So a 3500 lb single axle trailer might be about 400 lbs of tongue weight while a double axle trailer is almost sure to be 550 or higher.
