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Ken / Claudia · 03-10-2020, 05:08 PM

Welcome to the forum, but your doing what most new RVes do. Using the shipped/empty tongue wt. of a RV. Do not do that, it will get you into trouble esp. with a 1/2 ton tow vehicle.
Use at least for a close figure the GVWR of the trailer, say 10,000. Than use 12 to 15 percent of that number to get real tongue wt.
What ever RV you buy you should drive over a scale and get your loaded wt.s.
As an example, see my listed vehicles. The tongue that was in the booklet said 560 lbs. I had it loaded for 2 on a 3 day trip with full fresh water and of course 2 full propane tanks and 2 batteries on the tongue. The real tongue wt. was 920 lbs.
Check to see if your payload considers full fuel tank.

03-10-2020, 05:08 PM	#3
Ken / Claudia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Fruitland Posts: 3,357	Welcome to the forum, but your doing what most new RVes do. Using the shipped/empty tongue wt. of a RV. Do not do that, it will get you into trouble esp. with a 1/2 ton tow vehicle. Use at least for a close figure the GVWR of the trailer, say 10,000. Than use 12 to 15 percent of that number to get real tongue wt. What ever RV you buy you should drive over a scale and get your loaded wt.s. As an example, see my listed vehicles. The tongue that was in the booklet said 560 lbs. I had it loaded for 2 on a 3 day trip with full fresh water and of course 2 full propane tanks and 2 batteries on the tongue. The real tongue wt. was 920 lbs. Check to see if your payload considers full fuel tank. __________________ 2013 24RKSWE (27ft TT) Cougar 1/2 ton series SOLD 10-2021 2013 Ford F350 4x4 CC 6.7 engine, 8 ft bed, 3.55 rear end, lariat package Retired from Oregon State Police in 2011 than worked another 9.5 years as a small town traffic cop: As of 05-2020, I am all done with 39 years total police work. No more uniforms for me.