I've seen an illustration somewhere (maybe in the Airstream owner's manual)
using a bathroom scale to measure tongue weight. A strong board was
supported between a bathroom scale and block of wood the same height as the
scales. The trailer's tongue jack post was placed 3/4 of the way toward the
supporting block away from the scales so the scale is supporting only 1/4 of
the weight of the trailer jack post and the other 3/4 of the weight is
supported by the block. Read the scale and multiply that weight by four to
get the full tongue weight.
The illustration may have used supporting 1/3 the weight by the scales and
multiplying the reading by three to get the full weight, but that's the
idea.
Jim Greene
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From: "Weimers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 22:07
Subject: [VAC] Re: Correct Measurement of Tongue/Hitch Weight
> Harley:
> I got two bathroom scales and put some blocks on them and laid a board
> between them. Then I added the weights together. The board had to be
level
> and equally spaced between the scales so they would read about the same
> ...otherwise, one overloaded. With your trailer you'd need three scales,
> I'm sure. Our Globe Trotter that weighs around 4000 pounds had a hitch
> weight of 547.
>
> Does your Durango have the big motor or the smaller motor?
>
> MARC WEIMER
> Punxsutawney, PA - Home of the Groundhog
> #15767
> 1963 Globe Trotter
> 1971 Globe Trotter
> http://users.penn.com/~mweimer/weimer.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> > Just curious while this conversation goes on -- how would one measure
> tongue
> > weight when you're not towing the vehicle to either a commercial scale
to
> > find out the GVCW? I would be interested to find a method of doing
that.
> >
> ..... We ended up trading
> > the Cherokee in on a '99 Durango that does a marvelous job. I've always
> > been curious though about how to determine the hitch weight.
>
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