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Originally Posted by CWtheMan

If you will go back and read all the posts I've made in this thread you'll find the answer is there. For instance, in post #18 I said this; "The FMVSS says a recommended tongue weight MUST be published. They don't say how or where."

Tongue weight cannot be a given figure without proof. The proof will come from actual scaled weights. The vehicle manufacturer established a measured recommendation weight for vehicle certification purposes, it's the only time that weight is valid.

Here is a reference. Your hitch weight recommendation was 2575. That's a tad above 15% of the 15,000# GVWR.

https://www.rvusa.com/rv-guide/2020-...-313rs-tr44606

That number is the dry hitch weight, as what the pin carry’s as the 5er left the factory. That pin is 22% of the dry weight, likely the pin will be at least 22% of the GVW, so at full GVWR the pin will likely be about 3,300#.