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Tongue weight & trailer balance

Whether your trailer is balanced into the 10–15% band, and what it costs your payload.

Below 10% tongue weight a conventional trailer will sway, and sway is what jackknifes. Measure loaded — do not estimate.

Enter the loaded trailer weight and the measured tongue weight. Both as loaded — an empty trailer balances differently.

What it needs

  • Loaded trailer weight (lb), required
  • Measured tongue weight (lb), required
  • Hitch rated tongue capacity (lb), optional

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Part of OffRoad.

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