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73Camper

73Camper

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I do not have any information on my trailer. Its a single axle trailer. How do i figure out the tong weight? I do not even know how much the trailer weighs. I know the tong weight is like 10-15% of the total weight of the trailer right? Whats a best guess?
 
73Camper said:
I do not have any information on my trailer. Its a single axle trailer. How do i figure out the tong weight? I do not even know how much the trailer weighs. I know the tong weight is like 10-15% of the total weight of the trailer right? Whats a best guess?
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To figure the actual tongue weight, you can do it with a bathroom scale:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=how+to+weight+tongue+of+trailer&spf=1
 
The only way to know your loaded trailer weight... is to weigh it!  This can be done on truck scales, found at almost all large truck stops (you'll pay a small fee to use the scale) and also at a lot of gravel pits or grain elevators (where you might be able to use the scale for free).

Here's our forum library article on how to weigh your trailer & calculate the tongue weight: Weighing Travel and Fifth Wheel Trailers
 
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