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#796 of 1470 Tongue weight? / armen by mac24 Mar 29, 2004 (5:15 pm)
It's the weight that the trailer brings to bear down on the tow vehicle hitch. The nose weight of the trailer if you like.   Ten percent of the total trailer weight is the usual guideline.
#797 of 1470 Thanks mac24... by armen Mar 29, 2004 (6:08 pm)
I appreciate the response.
#799 of 1470 Tongue weight / romanram by mac24 Mar 29, 2004 (8:48 pm)
Sorry, but I have to disagree. The amount you can put in the bed of the truck is the carrying capacity, not the tongue weight.   The tongue weight is simply the weight of the trailer tongue that bears on the vehicle's tow hitch.   The tongue weight can obviously affect the overall carrying capacity, but it is a totally separate specification. By definition, it's the weight of the trailer tongue.
#800 of 1470 romanram... by bowke28 Mar 30, 2004 (7:21 am)
i wasnt coming down on you for nitpicking. my customer didnt buy the titan because he needed a 1200 lb. tongue capacity. i actually agree that he did the right thing. i think, however, the titan would pull more than the posted 9500 lbs. safely if it were a 5th wheel. it was THAT powerful!
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#802 of 1470 Bowke is right by rsholland Mar 30, 2004 (12:36 pm)
The tow rating is only part of the equation, you also have consider the tongue rating. The guy opted for the 3/4 ton F-250 Super Duty, I'm assuming. As for 1/2 tons, the Titan can tow with the best of the bunch. However, a 3/4 ton it's not.   Bob
#803 of 1470 correct... by bowke28 Mar 30, 2004 (12:52 pm)
it actually tows (raw weight only) as well as the v10 in the ford. the only difference was the fact that the camper put too much weight on the back of the truck. it was a little unstable around corners. (the camper pushed the truck a bit)
#805 of 1470 romanram by mac24 Mar 30, 2004 (8:15 pm)
We're only at odds over the first sentence of your earlier post (#798)........"Tongue weight is essentially what you put in the bed of the pickup.".........   Again.......... the tongue weight is the weight of the trailer tongue, which bears down on the vehicle's trailer hitch.   You are correct in saying that the tongue weight has a bearing on the amount that can be carried in the pickup bed. However, the relationship is not linear, and axle loading has to be taken into consideration as well. Distribution of the load in the bed is an important consideration. Anything in front of the rear axle will contribute to a higher load on the front axle, and anything behind the rear axle (including tongue weight on the hitch) will reduce the load on the front axle. This is why manufacturers provide axle load capacity figures. It's easy to exceed one or other of those figures without being close to the maximum towing or carrying limits.   Although most people don't worry about this too much, the guys that drive the cars with the blue flashing lights are very aware of it, and they know how to do the necessary calculations! A trip to a nearby weigh-bridge or scale can be an eye opener.

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