Re: Questions about trailering from a newbie.
Fred - The rule of thumb for proper weight distribution on a trailer is for 10% of the total weight of the load and trailer be on the tongue. Example: (using round numbers) if the trailer weighs 1000#, and the A weighs 2400#; you have a total of 3400#. Ten percent of that would be 340#.
If you have a local grain elevator with a truck scale nearby, ask if you can weigh your trailer. Then drive your car to the same scale and weigh the car. Now armed with that information, calculate the tongue weight. With the trailer's jack only sitting on the scale (make sure you have some tongue weight before unhooking the ball hitch), you can see what the approximate tongue weight is. Then through trial and error you can adjust the car's placement on the trailer for that optimum tongue weight.
Be careful doing this, and use good judgement.
I hope this is helpful.
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