Shocked to say the least

[Redneck Teepee]

Drug the Redneck Teepee down to the truck scales today to get both a trailer and tongue weight, it weighed in at 1420 lbs loaded less food, ice and beer. The tongue weight is 220 lbs... just over 15%. I was not surprised at the tongue weight because of being a Kenskill clone with the axle set to the rear and adding a spare tire above the cargo box. The total weight was about 400 more than I was guessing which was 900 to 1000 lbs. Either way it pulls like a dream tracks true and straight and my TV's will have no problem with it.

[Vedette]

You just never know?
Miss Piggy weighs 1450 lbs fully loaded (with beer and ice) with 225 lb tongue weight.
My goal was 1100 lbs.
BUT, she tows better than I had ever imagined a trailer could!
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[aggie79]

I'm afraid to wrung my teardrop but would be happy with the numbers you achieved.

[working on it]

Drug the Redneck Teepee down to the truck scales today to get both a trailer and tongue weight, it weighed in at 1420 lbs loaded less food, ice and beer...The total weight was about 400 more than I was guessing which was 900 to 1000 lbs....

After you add the food, ice, beer (probably about 75-100 lbs - unless you stocked/consumed beer the way I did back in the day-200 lbs, then), your trailer will be at what mine is now >> 1515 lbs (51.5% higher than my goal weight of 1000 lbs). That adversely affected my choice of tow vehicles; I wanted to tow with a HHR or Cobalt. I just kept adding "necessary items", even when I knew I was exceeding goal weight. I was willing to go 10% over, max, absolutely! Fortunately, I have a '04 Chevy 2500HD and a '99 GMC 1500 as back-up vehicles (both with beefed suspensions and transmissions to tow extra heavy trailers). I now have to either beef up my trailer axle (just as insurance for the increased load, since my wife wants to take it on a 2000 mile trip in May; I'll pre-test it by going to Beaver's Bend in April- roughly a 500 mile round-trip), or upgrade to a stouter new one; I'm on the fence on which way to go. If I go big (contemplating a 2200-3500 lb rating), then I can add even more weight...!!! I hope not.

[Lgboro]

I had most of a frame built and had to move it when without weighing I canned that frame and started over. I built a 4 x 9 with built in Pet Cool, television, stereo and many other xtras at just under 1000 #s loaded out for a cross country trip (truck scale weight). Wasn't easy or inexpensive but worth it to me. Stick built with cedar frame and floor and blue foam insulation with not wood on the outside with floated aluminum.

[Wolffarmer]

My Toroweap weighs 1150lbs loaded up and raring to go. I do not know the tongue weight but I can lift the tongue with one hand and move the trailer about. Which is what I was after. I know it is light by US standards but it works for me and seems in line with European standards. Just need to be sure the coupler is good and properly hitched.

Randy