How to check noseweight

[Kelly Hanson East]

I just measured my 2002 trailer at 16.5 to the jack, and 28 inches to the centre of the ball.

I think that makes it a 28 inch/197 inch = 14% increase, using the wheel centre as a fulcrum.

[J.Teixeira]

Remember to check the limit of the vertical weight (pressure) on the hook of the tow vehicle...

You may have surprises there...

[Trouts Dream]

I just measured my 2002 trailer at 16.5 to the jack, and 28 inches to the centre of the ball.

I think that makes it a 28 inch/197 inch = 14% increase, using the wheel centre as a fulcrum.

14% DECREASE, further out lighter the load

“Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world.”
Archimedes

[DaveB]

There is also another point, having 10% of the total weight on the ball will give you much more traction in slime ramps.
Dave

That 600# seems pretty heavy Curtiss. It will trailer fine, but it will be heavily loading the tow vehicle's shocks/springs. If you are towing short distances/under 50 mph I would let it be - if you are on long high speed runs, it might be worth thinking about it.

You have to have a lot of tilt on a single axle trailer to make a difference on the tongue weight.

There can be a significant difference between the jockey wheel weight and the weight at the ball. The difference will be roughly the ratio of the differences between the wheel/ball and the distance to the centre of rotation - without doing all the physics the axle will be a good approximation for this point. This could easily make the difference 100# or so.

The big safety issue for you folks with 120 kG tongue weight ratings (about 1/2 of the actual) is to make sure that your car can take this extra weight 'structurally' and that you arent going to break off the back of your car.

[Trouts Dream]

Unless its a front wheel drive. But who would tow with a front wheel drive?

[Kelly Hanson East]

thanks Trout

[Threms]

Unless its a front wheel drive. But who would tow with a front wheel drive?

iwe got an BMW E46 330D, and its werry close to the road when riding whith the trailer, so i know the problem. It can be solved by spending som time when loading the boat. Goes from 15 cm. (5 inch) to 25 cm.( 8 inch)

But BMW is a backwheel drive, and im selling it to get 4x4, becourse last time i should take the boat up, it was low tide, and the ramp was a bit slippery under my backwheels. The whole thing almost ended in the water.

I ended up pulling the trailer the first 2 meters whith at rope, before i could back up at put it on the hook.

So here goes the BMW, comes first

Daniel