This is the first time I've had to use my new trailer with any significant weight on it. All my numbers check out, 3500lb single axle, 900lb trailer, truck towing cap is 5,100lbs. The load is a tote container of 330 gallons of good ole H20 weighing in at 2,753lbs.
My truck's OM says I should have 9 to 11% of the total trailer weight not to exceed 350lbs on the hitch , so I'm shooting for around 10% tongue load.
Here's the tough part, I'm not sure how you determine the position over the axle that gives me this 10%. I have to get it right to begin with because once I fill this puppy up, I really don't want to drain it to make it light enough to start over. Any help from you old pros is greatly appreciated.
Take a look at the pics and let me know if I'm close where I'm at or if I need to be looking for a tongue scale that can measure up to a 1/4 ton?
My truck's OM says I should have 9 to 11% of the total trailer weight not to exceed 350lbs on the hitch , so I'm shooting for around 10% tongue load.
Here's the tough part, I'm not sure how you determine the position over the axle that gives me this 10%. I have to get it right to begin with because once I fill this puppy up, I really don't want to drain it to make it light enough to start over. Any help from you old pros is greatly appreciated.
Take a look at the pics and let me know if I'm close where I'm at or if I need to be looking for a tongue scale that can measure up to a 1/4 ton?