Boondoggle
RVF Regular
- Joined
- Sep 12, 2022
- Messages
- 23
- Location
- Seattle
- RV Year
- 2023
- RV Make
- Luxe
- RV Model
- 35GRS
- RV Length
- 38'
- Chassis
- GMC 3500 HD
- Engine
- Diesel
- Fulltimer
- No
If you've never weighed your setup using a CAT SCALE, it's pretty interesting (and easy). So, I ran my truck through a CAT SCALE twice, once with my trailer attached using its weight distribution hitch, and once with just the truck by itself. Now, if I deduct the weight on the rear axle of the truck by itself from the weight on the truck's rear axle when the trailer was attached, does that give the tongue weight of the trailer or just the difference on the rear axle? If it's just the difference on the rear axle, does anyone know how to determine the tongue weight of a trailer when it's attached to a truck using a weight distribution hitch?
Also, is there a general rule of thumb for what percentage say do weight distribution hitches transfer a trailer's tongue weight to the front axle of a truck (given what tension the weight distribution hitch is set at of course)?
Thanks, Jim
Also, is there a general rule of thumb for what percentage say do weight distribution hitches transfer a trailer's tongue weight to the front axle of a truck (given what tension the weight distribution hitch is set at of course)?
Thanks, Jim