The tongue weight rating does not include the weight of the hitch. The weight of the hitch will be part of the total amount of weight on the back of the vehicle.
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I have a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT (Wagon) and haven't been able to find a hitch. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? If I am able to find a hitch, I would then try to get the Outback trailer hitch wiring harness from my Subaru dealer. I would expect the wiring in the two cars to be the same, but I suppose they could be different. I noticed the Legacy wagons don't have the rear 12 volt jack that the Outbacks have. This is something I'd like to add too for one of those electric coolers. That would be nifty I think. Thanks . . .
yes it is a divet from the ball resting
Very carefully, depending on the size of the swelling.
The amount of weight which is placed on the tongue of the drawbar, i.e., the portion which connects to the ball hitch on the tow vehicle.
If you have a Class IV hitch, the hitch can handle up to 12,000 lbs of gross trailer weight and 1,200 lbs of tongue weight.
Ram's maximum towing capacity is 3750 lb with V6, 7650 with 4.7 V8, 9100 with 5.7. Most likely your tow package is a Class III hitch which limits you 5,000 lbs gross trailer weight and 500 lbs of tongue weight. If you have a Class IV hitch, the hitch can handle up to 12,000 lbs of gross trailer weight and 1,200 lbs of tongue weight.
The tongue of the trailer presses down on the trailer hitch, and that is tongue weight. How hard it presses down is a function of the weight in front of the trailer wheels, and how much of the weight is not offset by the weight behind the wheels. If the tongue weight is too great, the rear of the towing vehicle goes down. Too light, and the boat trailer will swing side to side.
The amount you can tow will depend on the hitch. You probably have a Class III hitch since it has a 2" receiver. The hitch manufacturer will include a rating on the hitch. Most Class III hitches are rated for towing 5000 pounds. They also are rated for putting 500 pounds of downward pressure on the trailer tongue. If you want greater towing capacity, you can add a weight distribution system to the hitch and it will increase you towing capacity by at least 50%. Check the documentation with your hitch to determine the exact towing capacity of your hitch.
20 yrs experience in the RV business and I can tell ya a class three trailer HITCH can handle up to 300# TONGUE WEIGHT. And TONGUE WEIGHT (the amount of weight at the hitch ball) is always taken to be a maximum of 10% of the trailer's gross weight. SO....a class 3 trailer should weigh up to 3,000#.
The tongue is the part which connects to the tow vehicle's hitch.
The tongue weight of a 1999 Coleman Santa Fe pop up camper is 183 lbs - "hitch" weight, the specs call it.
I tow my boat with a tongue weight of about 140 pounds and a tow weight of 1500 pounds and the truch handles ok but the bumper has started to sag at the hitch
Yes. However, the trailer should not exceed the rated towing weight of the vehicle. There are several models of pop-up trailers that are towable for a Jeep Wrangler, CJ-7, etc. The vehicle towing weight should be in the owner's manual--or you can call a Jeep dealer and ask them. Also, the tongue weight of the trailer should not exceed what your hitch is rated for (the tongue weight is how much the hitch of the trailer weighs when you pick it up). Generally, if you can pick up the tongue of the trailer to put it on the ball of the hitch by hand, you don't have to worry about exceeding the tongue rating (unless you can dead-lift more than a couple hundred pounds).
From my research, I would say 2000lbs with a 200 tongue weight max. This can be accomplished with a class I hitch.
Fuel has weight. Depending on the location of the tanks, it can shift the balance of weight, increasing or decreasing how hard the tongue of the trailer presses on the hitch. Too far in either direction could make it unsafe to tow the boat/trailer.