I hope I'm barking up the right tree
I have never owned a TT before, although in a previous life I pulled a two-horse trailer all over the Northeast. I was young and carefree back then, never gave towing much thought - just hitch and go....
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Try that smaller trailer with your Frontier is my suggestion. Take a short trip with varied roads. If you have a good WDH setup, I think you'll do OK.
About the difference in brochure tongue weights---they're both lying. Go with what other users have found, tongue weights average 11%-13% of total pulled weight.
FWIW, I rebuilt an old Starcraft with a full beam frame. In the process, I pulled out a bunch of stuff but kept some and added others. At the end, I was just shy of 5000 lbs. That is 650 lbs over the brochure's dry weight. My tongue weight was 11.5%, on the low end, but acceptable. This all did make me realize one thing. Even back in '71, the brochure weights were off.
About the difference in brochure tongue weights---they're both lying. Go with what other users have found, tongue weights average 11%-13% of total pulled weight.
FWIW, I rebuilt an old Starcraft with a full beam frame. In the process, I pulled out a bunch of stuff but kept some and added others. At the end, I was just shy of 5000 lbs. That is 650 lbs over the brochure's dry weight. My tongue weight was 11.5%, on the low end, but acceptable. This all did make me realize one thing. Even back in '71, the brochure weights were off.
