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Old 11-01-2018, 10:25 AM   #11
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Check this out... A couple neat little gadget scales to measure tongue weight, but pay close attention to how to measure tongue weight at home with a bathroom scale.

Edit: Forgot to add the link!

https://www.etrailer.com/faq-how-to-...ue-weight.aspx
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Old 11-01-2018, 10:45 AM   #12
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The bathroom scale method is good - but be sure to wedge the pipes in place so they cannot roll ! I'm surprised the article didn't say this.

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Old 11-01-2018, 12:12 PM   #13
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I'm pretty sure the math is wrong regarding how you weigh with a lever and a scale. The tongue is the fulcrum. If there are 3 feet between the tongue and the scale, and one foot between the tongue and the supporting pipe, the scale is bearing 1/4 of the weight and the supporting pipe is bearing 3/4. So you still multiply by 4, but that changes if you move the fulcrum along the lever.
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Old 11-02-2018, 12:48 PM   #14
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Default Tongue weight

While the following website might not be the absolute authority on TM specs,
I found the following >

https://www.rvusa.com/rv-guide/2010-...n-3023-tr34475

Dry Weight = 2,915 lbs.

Payload Capacity = 1,923 lbs.

Hitch Weight = 409 lbs.

Hope this helps.
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That dry weight is without options as it would leave the factory. Since the dealer adds the batteries and propane tanks. I would think no AC, propane tanks, battries, awanin, the hang up cabinets.
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Sure, and the dry weight plus cargo carrying capacity (which would include everything you mentioned) equals the trailer’s gross weight rating, which is 4,838lbs.
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Old 11-02-2018, 05:38 PM   #17
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Given three points: A is the pipe on the scale, B is the trailer tongue, C is the pipe on the brick, we have length AB, length BC, and length AC. The weight on the scale is BC/AC of the total weight.
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