6000lb Travel Trailer Towing?

[ShadowsPapa]

I wouldn’t say worthless at all. Some TTs come with a higher tongue weight than others right out the gate. So you know what weight, at a minimum, do figure into your cargo. If your loading your camper to the point where you need to go scale it afterwards, then you’re already at the point you need more truck or less TT/gear.

knowing your tongue weight lets you ballpark your weights since the vast majority of trailer owners don’t scale before loading, after loading, or probably at all.

I bought one of those hydraulic tongue scales. It's pretty accurate. I have always "guessed" and figured I was right about 500 pounds if I put my car on the trailer in just the right spot, judged how it towed, tweaked position and then painted lines on my trailer for each car (Eagle is 4x4, short car, heavy in front)
When I finally actually weighed the tongue of my loaded car hauler - 525 pounds.

Tongue weight is critical and it doesn't matter what PRO site you check with - Curt, etrailer, or others, they all pretty much say the same thing - it's a percentage, not a specific number. If I hauled a heavier car, I'd have to adjust tongue weight to end up about 10% (what Aluma says for their trailers, and a lot of it is also based on trailer length, distance of front trailer axle from ball, etc.)
The starting point in all of the graphics I've seen is 60% ahead of a single axle, 40% behind the single axle, and 10-15% tongue weight.
I've never had any issues towing, be it a tractor, small camper, larger camper, cars, antique hit and miss engines, whatever. I'm paranoid and follow the rules and don't get stupid. (well, my wife might argue that last part, but not about trailer towing)

Sponsored

 

[Gren71]

I bought one of those hydraulic tongue scales. It's pretty accurate. I have always "guessed" and figured I was right about 500 pounds if I put my car on the trailer in just the right spot, judged how it towed, tweaked position and then painted lines on my trailer for each car (Eagle is 4x4, short car, heavy in front)
When I finally actually weighed the tongue of my loaded car hauler - 525 pounds.

Tongue weight is critical and it doesn't matter what PRO site you check with - Curt, etrailer, or others, they all pretty much say the same thing - it's a percentage, not a specific number. If I hauled a heavier car, I'd have to adjust tongue weight to end up about 10% (what Aluma says for their trailers, and a lot of it is also based on trailer length, distance of front trailer axle from ball, etc.)
The starting point in all of the graphics I've seen is 60% ahead of a single axle, 40% behind the single axle, and 10-15% tongue weight.
I've never had any issues towing, be it a tractor, small camper, larger camper, cars, antique hit and miss engines, whatever. I'm paranoid and follow the rules and don't get stupid. (well, my wife might argue that last part, but not about trailer towing)

this is exactly why I went a little smaller on the TT, and got the max tow package. It gives me room for wiggle with ballparking numbers. Ive learned to make the adjustments over the last year but pretty much have it eyeballed and dialed in lol. Though I still think my WDH needs adjustment since the bars just dont look right to me...despite it hitting all the measurements int he install instructions for the E2.