How to shift weight off front end
This weekend I ran the truck and TT over a CAT scale on the way home. I only ran it across once, and kept the WDH engaged. Next time I'll run at least twice over the scale. Unfortunately, I fou...
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ctbailey wrote:Using the available data, we can get a good estimate of tongue weight if we know how much additional weight was added to the truck relative to the 07/01/2015 unhitched weights.
I don't think I've got enough information to make the pin weight calc, though.
This weight would include all added passengers and cargo, additional fuel, and weight of the WDH plus bars.
For example, if we assume an added weight of 650# distributed 40% of front axle and 60% on rear, the adjusted unhitched axle loads would be 4000# on front and 3250# on rear.
The estimated tongue weight would be 1250#, and TT weight would be 8970# giving a TW% of 13.9%
The estimated load removed from the front axle, with TT attached and no WD applied, is 460# versus the measured 240# which was restored to the front axle via application of WD.
The estimate also could be improved if we knew the TV's wheelbase, distance from rear axle to ball, and distance from ball to midpoint between the TT's axles.
Ron
