Tongue weight
 

Hello,

Wondering what % of loaded trailer weight do you have for tongue weight.

I read you should have between 9-15% but wondering what some of you have. My trailer/boat is 12k, so that is around 1500 tongue weight....seems like a lot. Unsure what I have but only squats my dually 1 inch.

Edit, for a frame mounted bumper style hitch, not gooseneck or fifth wheel.

Thanks!

Need to weigh it.

I have about 10% or 800lbs. I confirmed this by weighing the trailer and then the tongue on some cat scales!

Thanks, I always thought 10% was the rule of thumb.

Curious to what others have as well.

Trust me tongue weight is very important, I have very little and if I had a video from this weekend (trying out new WD hitch and moved boat forward and new tires for tow vehicle) you`d be wondering how my boat and truck are not rolled over in a ditch. Thank God traffic was light.
Currently my set up allows me to take side streets thou so I guess it`s not a total loss :traurig001:

I agree, that's why I am inquiring on what % people have. Is it truly around 10, more, less, ??

Looking for people that know what they have.....

There is a place off Groesbeck where you can weigh it. I have the name somewhere in my boat file.

Yea, great lakes recycling. I already weighed the boat/trailer but didn't think to do the tongue weight.

I did it in my driveway using a bathroom scale, brick, 2x4 and it was only 4.75%. I am pretty close with this method.

It's not that I need to weigh, I want to know what the recommended is. I read 9-15 and also read on a boat trailer 5-7.

I'll call manning and myco tomorrow.

With the boat and trailer at 12,000 I would like at least 750-800 I think.

Correction, I just took my buddies 91 dually out to see what would happen and no more sway.. none , ZERO. So in my case anyway it seems tow vehicle makes a big difference
I am now in the market for a dually.

Oh god please tell me you didn't just say that! This thread is about to go so far off topic! :angry-smiley-038: