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Loading a boat on a trailer; center of balance,..
I'm not an expert, but some of these recommendations sound like too
little weight on the trailer tongue to me. You don't want to drive over some bumps and dips and have a lot of upward pressure on your trailer hitch ball. If you take a look at the hitch mechanism you'll see that it's not made to withstand a lot of lifting (upward) pressure. It's designed to withstand a load from above. If you've ever forgotten to release the ball before you used your tongue jack on a boat trailer, you know how easy it is to pop the trailer tongue off the ball. Also, my understanding is that the weight of the trailer is supposed to be included in your calculations. A suggestion: Call a boat manufacturer (or a travel trailer manufacturer) who sells a rig with dual axles, and of approximately the same over all weight and length as the rig you're putting together. Ask them what the tongue weight is on their trailer. I'm not saying to copy that. But it may give you a practical place to start. GL |
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