Tow a ski boat behind a TC?
Hi everyone - been studying up on how to tow a boat behind a truck camper. Kind of out of the blue, my wife and I have recently bought a ski/surf boat (2005 Mastercraft x10) and have absolutely falle...
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So you are saying that 2 full size vehicles and part of the trailer don't weight 5 tons?
I think they do.
Another way to estimate it, the 5-vehicle trailer must weight about 15 tons. COG is in front of 1st trailer axle.
So take a scale to measure distance from assumed COG to center trailer axle and divide it by distance from the pin to center axle.
That will give you % of the total weight that goes on the pin.
Obviously with error margin, but whatever it will come to, it will be multiply of TC weight we are disputing here.
Meaning we fight over peanuts, while others carry coco nuts on the same class pickups.
I think they do.
Another way to estimate it, the 5-vehicle trailer must weight about 15 tons. COG is in front of 1st trailer axle.
So take a scale to measure distance from assumed COG to center trailer axle and divide it by distance from the pin to center axle.
That will give you % of the total weight that goes on the pin.
Obviously with error margin, but whatever it will come to, it will be multiply of TC weight we are disputing here.
Meaning we fight over peanuts, while others carry coco nuts on the same class pickups.
