Re: Trailer Remedy from JoelB

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joel brodsky" <travelall1974@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 03:18
Subject: Trailer Remedy from JoelB


<snip>
> How does one get a 'scale' for trailer tongue weight,
> without having 100lb cube blocks to put in the back of
> the truck and measure the ride height?
>
<snip>

The problem is, tongue weight isn't so much a set weight as a proportion
relative to the load you are carrying.  There are a lot of factors in the
equation.  Levelers and a sway bar (trailer sway bar) go a long way towards
making it a little more forgiving.

-Ryan