Weight Distribution in RLS TTs
I am putting together a couple of threads in my mind. We are new owners of a Hornet 27 RLS and are tying to make sure we have everything we need before the first venture out on the road. One thread suggest that nothing heavy be placed in/on the slide while it is not extended. My thoughts were to put the tools under the aft dinette seat... thus putting *some* weight behind the wheels. The only appreciable storage on a RLS seems to be from the tongue back about 8 feet, so virtually anything you add has a very direct effect on the hitch weight.... which at this time, with full LP tanks and minimal waste water and no appreciable *stuff* is 820#.
I can have up to a 1000# hitch weight, which (figuring a 12% hitch weight) would put me at 8300#. That would suggest hauling about 2000# of junk, which I think is a little over the top.
So.... I'm shooting for about 7200 or less which would be a tongue weight of 864#. Only about 40# more than I am carrying, now... fairly empty.
So..... anybody have any tips on how to load the trailer safely to maintain about a 12% tongue weight?
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2013 6.2L K1500 Chevrolet
2006 Hornet 27RLS
1987 23' Grady-White
2005 20' Angler CC
2005 17' G3 CC
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