Jim,
Thank you for your help, it's always appreciated. I recently weighed (public
scale)a trailer I've been working on to get the actual weight. I then
weighed the "tongue wt" at the crank jack as per the tongue scale
instructions. I'm sure at the ball is a more accurate measurement but the
instructions with the scale I own have you lowering the tongue jack into this
spring backed cylinder with an incremental reading on the side of the cylinder
being the "tongue wt". Hopefully it is close enough. The tongue ball is
another foot away and I guess would read a slightly different wt.
Paul #2580
Jim Dunmyer wrote:
> Paul,
> Ideally, you should measure the weight at the BALL, and it should be at
> least 12% of the total trailer weight. More (higher percentage) won't
> hurt, but less WILL, it'll become very unstable. The easiest method of
> measuring it is with the Sherline Tounge Scale, about $100.00 at Camping
> World. (http://www.campingworld.com) You can also use some lever arms
> and a bathroom scale.
>
> <<Jim>>
>
> Paul Farley wrote:
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> > I just read a post regarding tongue weight. Is the generally accepted
> > rule approximately 15% of total trailer weight should be measured at the
> > tongue?
> > Thank you, Paul #2580
>
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