On my mac 224 i keep my yamaha 9.9 on while towing therefore making tongue a bit to lite for comfort under tow, before season again i intend to move axel back a bit. Question is how far! What should tongue weight be?
You'd be "ahead of the influence", not under it.Would that get you busted for "driving under the influence"?
Why do you not just put trailer tongue on the scale, with perhaps a 2" square plywood foot on the trailer pole?How to weigh with a bathroom scale...
courtesy of here ....
https://www.etrailer.com/faq-how-to-determine-trailer-tongue-weight.aspx
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Could be because your average bathroom scale can't handle much over 300 lbs, if that.Why do you not just put trailer tongue on the scale, with perhaps a 2" square plywood foot on the trailer pole?
I thought a 60/40 split whatever that works out to be. 60% on the tongue.
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To use the method in Figure B, follow these guidelines:
- Always place the trailer tongue 1 foot from the pipe on the support brick
- Multiply the reading on the scale by the total distance between the 2 support pipes
- Use a brick that is the same thickness as the scale so that the 2 x 4 is level when you weigh your trailer
For example, if the distance between the trailer tongue and the pipe on the scale is 2 feet and the distance between the trailer tongue and the pipe on the support brick is 1 foot, then you would multiply the reading on the scale by 3 to get the tongue weight. If the distance between the trailer tongue and the pipe on the scale is 3 feet and the distance between the trailer tongue and the pipe on the support brick is 1 foot, then you would multiply the reading on the scale by 4 to get the tongue weight.