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Post by fivefootmenace on Feb 22, 2014 6:48:53 GMT -8
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Post by bigbill on Feb 22, 2014 8:12:14 GMT -8
I like the curt as it spreads the load over a larger area but Draw-tite has been around for years making quality hitches. The important thing is to make sure that your choice is properly installed and that you understand all of its limits and how to use it. I am guessing those are 3500 lb hitches with a 350 lb tongue weight limit without any equalizer bars. If the specs are the same then it is up to you but if one has a heavier load rating I would choose it.
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Post by Shasta newbie on May 12, 2014 8:37:00 GMT -8
Big bill - I'm a newbie and hope you can help. I repeatedly see the tongue weight should be 10% of total tow item. Also that maintaining the 10% helps to limit swaying of the camper. But How do I determine the tongue weight? I'm thinking it will vary based on items placed on front of camper (propane tanks, etc) and also how the camper is loaded inside front to back.
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Post by yas on May 12, 2014 9:27:04 GMT -8
First you weigh your trailer. Best if you do it with a normal load in it. My county has a scale at the dump/transfer station, they'll weigh my trailer for $10. Then you weigh the tongue. If it's within the range of your bathroom scale, you can use that. If it's too heavy, you can make a simple lever arrangement and use that with your bathroom scale. Like this: hildstrom.com/projects/tonguescale/index.htmlNow you can adjust the tongue weight by moving your load around in the trailer. |
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Post by bigbill on May 12, 2014 18:48:53 GMT -8
Big bill - I'm a newbie and hope you can help. I repeatedly see the tongue weight should be 10% of total tow item. Also that maintaining the 10% helps to limit swaying of the camper. But How do I determine the tongue weight? I'm thinking it will vary based on items placed on front of camper (propane tanks, etc) and also how the camper is loaded inside front to back. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk You should have at least 10% of the gross load on the tongue. But you can have more as long as you don't exceed the weight limit on your hitch. Also you don't want to over load your tow vehicle. Too large a trailer may take to much weight off you front wheels causing a problem. If you have that problem then an equalizer hitch is called for, it actually transfers some of the weight back on to the trailer. Years ago they had an advertisement using a front wheel drive Tornado with a Reese hitch and they removed the rear tires and drove the rig. I would not advise that but it showed how the hitch worked. |
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