OK, just got the tongue weight scale and ran out to see what I'm at. WOW, 1,000 lbs. with the trailer almost empty
What the *#!^ Then I started to rethink my CAT scale reading of 6,700 lbs. for the trailer loaded and hitched to the TV. Hmm, 6,700 PLUS around 1,100 to 1,200 lbs. loaded tongue weight equals 7,800 to 7,900 lbs. total weight? Max is supposed to be 7,300 lbs.? Doing some serious head scratching here, I have to get rid of 5 to 600 lbs.? Wait a minute, if my thinking is right, doesn't the w/d put 1/3 of the tongue weight back on the axles? sooo, that would mean instead of the 6,700 lbs trailer weight, it is actually around 6,317 lbs.? plus the 1,100 to 1,200 lbs. tongue weight for a total of 7,417 to 7,517 lbs.? Is my thinking right on this? and if so, is being 117 to 217 lbs. over the max allowed OK? or do I have to figure out what to leave behind on our next trip. Also, need to know about the tongue weight being over the 1,000 lbs. that is supposedly max. for this trailer. Is that OK or again do I have to shift things more to the back to keep it at the 1,000 lbs.?
Thanks and I hope it makes sense, Bob
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