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Originally Posted by fcatwo
It's a Reese/Draw-Tite Model 400 and is rated 400-4,000. I haven't checked the tongue weight of our 2619 (two small bottles & one battery) but I have to assume it's much less than the SL models.
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According to the TM site, the tongue weight of a 2619 is 350 pounds, so if you haven't added factory options to the base configuration, and haven't added a lot of weight in furnishings (microwave, TV, extra chairs, etc), possessions (clothes, tools, etc) and supplies (food, water, etc), you might well be within the rating of the hitch. But there isn't much margin.
Tongue weight is easy to check. Just get yourself a good stiff board, about 4' long. A piece of 2x6 is good - a piece of 4x4 is even better. Put one end on a bathroom scale, and the other end on something with about the same thickness as the scale - maybe another hunk of wood. Now lower the tongue jack onto the board at a point exactly midway between the edge of the scale and the edge of the other support. The scale will read half of the tongue weight.
If you get a chance to do this, let us know the result, along with the configuration (options) on your TM. And of course, the result is useful only if you weigh the TM when it is loaded up with food, water, clothes, etc, and ready for the road.
Bill