Tongue Weight Paranoia

[imstriker]

No, hitch and ball seem fine. This was probably just paranoia anyway on the hopping. The weight did worry me though. Either way, moving it back will hopefully help both in reality on the weight and me not being worried on the bouncing.

[bledsoe3]

Striker, Many truck weigh stations that are closed to truckers are on. I found one closed and pulled my trailer on the scale. i just left the trailer wheels on and got a weight. Then I took the trailer off the hitch and set it on the scale. That gave me a total weight and tongue weight.

Trailer on hitch 1100 lbs.
Trailer off hitch 1200 lbs
Total weight = 1200 lbs.
Hitch weight = 100 lbs.

Weights are fully loaded (too heavy, I know).

[jp03]

Another possibility is the ball/ hitch adjustment. Look under the tongue, and should be a nut with a spring loaded metal clip over it. Like a "U" shape to keep the nut from turning. Put a foot on reciever hitch portion, and with trailer locked on ball, try to pull up. If any play, then turn that spring clip on tongue nut a half a turn and retry. A little is ok, but if u can hear a clack when pulled on, it is too loose.