I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.
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On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

If you don't have enough tongue weight the trailer may be more likely to sway. You're pretty close to 10% so I'm betting you'll be OK. Take it for a spin and keep a close eye on it.

Have you tried the golf car in both directions? The rear end could be heavier and backing on the trailer might do just what you need.

On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

I go with 8-10%. What I always used with boats and RV. Worked well.

On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

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Towing a 7200 lb boat and trailer with my pickup truck, I found that
700 or 800 lb tongue weight was about right. I also increased
pressure on the rear truck tires about 5 lbs to stiffen up the side
walls. If you're towing with your big RV, that should be more stable
than a pickup truck. What I did when setting up was to take it out on
the highway and slowly increase speed. With an RV you might want to
have someone following unless you have a good rear facing camera.

I'd also recommend carrying one or two spare trailer tires.

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Its Me Wrote in message:
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

If you don't have enough tongue weight the trailer may be more likely to sway. You're pretty close to 10% so I'm betting you'll be OK. Take it for a spin and keep a close eye on it.

Have you tried the golf car in both directions? The rear end could be heavier and backing on the trailer might do just what you need.

Backing in would leave too much hanging out over the tongue.
There's a couple more things I can try to put more weight on the
tongue if need be.
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

I go with 8-10%. What I always used with boats and RV. Worked well.


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On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:37:39 -0500 (EST), justan wrote:

I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

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Towing a 7200 lb boat and trailer with my pickup truck, I found that
700 or 800 lb tongue weight was about right. I also increased
pressure on the rear truck tires about 5 lbs to stiffen up the side
walls. If you're towing with your big RV, that should be more stable
than a pickup truck. What I did when setting up was to take it out on
the highway and slowly increase speed. With an RV you might want to
have someone following unless you have a good rear facing camera.

I'd also recommend carrying one or two spare trailer tires.

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I'm going to try towing with the car first. I do have one spare.
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justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

We're all heard that rule but it doesn't apply to small trailers in my
experience. I have a 4X8 I use to tow my ATV and there's very little
tongue weight and it tracks straight as an arrow. I hate backing that
thing up. The boats are a piece of cake but the short trailers are a bitch!

On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 8:03:33 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
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On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

If you don't have enough tongue weight the trailer may be more likely to sway. You're pretty close to 10% so I'm betting you'll be OK. Take it for a spin and keep a close eye on it.

Have you tried the golf car in both directions? The rear end could be heavier and backing on the trailer might do just what you need.

Backing in would leave too much hanging out over the tongue.
There's a couple more things I can try to put more weight on the
tongue if need be.

Isn't that what you're trying to accomplish? If you can stop before it becomes a problem when you turn (to keep the golf cart from hitting the tow vehicle), you've solved your problem. Bolt a couple of tire blocks to the trailer.

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On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 8:03:33 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
Its Me Wrote in message:
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-5, justan wrote:
I put together a 1720 lb rated Harbor Freight folding trailer.
Approx 300 lbs
On it, I have a 1050 lb golf car.
Tongue weight is 108 lbs with the car as far forward as I can get it.
Some say the tongue weight should be 10 to 15 % of total. Others
say 5 to 10 %.
Let's hear your opinions on the subject.

If you don't have enough tongue weight the trailer may be more likely to sway. You're pretty close to 10% so I'm betting you'll be OK. Take it for a spin and keep a close eye on it.

Have you tried the golf car in both directions? The rear end could be heavier and backing on the trailer might do just what you need.

Backing in would leave too much hanging out over the tongue.
There's a couple more things I can try to put more weight on the
tongue if need be.

Isn't that what you're trying to accomplish? If you can stop before it becomes a problem when you turn (to keep the golf cart from hitting the tow vehicle), you've solved your problem. Bolt a couple of tire blocks to the trailer.
That's another issue I haven't adressed yet. I may need to use a
reciever extention.



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