On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:08:29 GMT, "LoogyPicker"
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"John H." wrote in message
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:21:44 GMT, "LoogyPicker"

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"John H." wrote in message
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:05:13 GMT, "LoogyPicker"

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"HK" wrote in message
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If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about
600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but
I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

You're Parker, on a dual axle trailer, should have a tongue weight
closer
to
200lbs. You probably couldnt move that though either.


That Parker should probably have a tongue weight in the 500lb range. My
Proline, 21'er, with a tandem axle trailer had about 420lbs, which was
about 8% of the total load. The trailer manual will specify what percent
of
the total load should be used for tongue weight.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Dual axle boat trailers normally need no more than 3% tongue weight.


I've seen recommendations for 9% to 15%. The important thing is to check
the trailer owner's manual.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

I'm the engineer here, I'll give the recomendations....................


http://www.ae911truth.org/


These guys may not know everything, but their recommendation is a lot
higher than 3% for a tandem trailer.

Best advice, RTFM.

http://www.sherline.com/lmbook.htm#refrn9

--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."